Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 99.5% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uruguay peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.1%, in 1975.
That places Uruguay 41st out of 136 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 90.1% | — |
| 1985 | 95.3% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 96.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.1% | 90.1% | 90.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 96.5% | 96.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,911 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0437 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (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 99.5% 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 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.1% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 136 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 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release