Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uruguay, 1996β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uruguay stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uruguay peaked at 1 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9756 LPIA, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9888 LPIA | 0.9888 LPIA | 0.9888 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9821 LPIA | 0.9756 LPIA | 0.9858 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9893 LPIA | 0.9837 LPIA | 0.9939 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9988 LPIA | 0.9963 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Canada 1.01 LPIA compare
- 2 Jordan 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei Darussalam 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uruguay was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9756 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release