Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 99.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Uruguay, 1983–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 99.6% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Uruguay peaked at 99.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 86.6%, in 1983.
Uruguay ranks 9th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 86.6% | — |
| 1984 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 88.3% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 87.9% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 92.0% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 93.9% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 94.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.7% | 86.6% | 88.8% | 5 |
| 1990s | 92.9% | 92.0% | 94.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 97.6% | 99.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 96.9% | 99.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.8% compare
- 7 Gibraltar 99.7% compare
- 8 Algeria 99.6% compare
- 10 Switzerland 99.6% compare
- 11 Lithuania 99.6% compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.6% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Uruguay?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Uruguay was 99.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.6% in 1983.
- How does Uruguay rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.