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. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
3rd
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9815 LPIA
in 2009
Years of data
16
1996–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uruguay, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Uruguay is 1 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% 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, 0.9815 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 3rd out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.9846 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9875 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9868 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9815 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9837 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9836 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9915 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9912 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9845 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9857 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9844 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9972 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9922 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9982 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9969 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9846 LPIA | 0.9846 LPIA | 0.9846 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9852 LPIA | 0.9815 LPIA | 0.9875 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 LPIA | 0.9836 LPIA | 0.9982 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9988 LPIA | 0.9969 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Canada 1.01 LPIA compare
- 2 Jordan 1.01 LPIA compare
- 4 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 France 1 LPIA compare
- 4 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 4 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 0.9815 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Uruguay ranks 3rd 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 1.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release