Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 99.6% 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 99.6% for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.7%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 40th of 133 countries on this measure, 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 | 90.7% | — |
| 1985 | 94.1% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 96.3% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 94.1% | 94.1% | 94.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.6% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 37 United States of America 99.7% compare
- 38 Poland 99.7% compare
- 39 Serbia 99.7% compare
- 41 Armenia 99.6% compare
- 42 Tajikistan 99.5% compare
- 43 Republic of Moldova 99.5% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 99.6% 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 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.7% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Uruguay ranks 40th out of 133 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release