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 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9702 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.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% 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, 0.9702 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 2nd out of 83 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 | 0.9925 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9821 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9841 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9702 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9882 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9827 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9899 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9875 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9913 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9894 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9908 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9902 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9898 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9896 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9955 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9925 LPIA | 0.9925 LPIA | 0.9925 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9788 LPIA | 0.9702 LPIA | 0.9841 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9889 LPIA | 0.9827 LPIA | 0.9913 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9985 LPIA | 0.9955 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Jordan 1 LPIA compare
- 3 Canada 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Estonia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 France 1 LPIA compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 5 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 0.9702 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 83 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 1.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release