Share of primary school teachers who are women in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 97.0% in 1997. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Uruguay, 1984–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Uruguay is 97.0%, measured in 1997.
That represents a change of up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Uruguay peaked at 97.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 1984.
Uruguay ranks 9th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 8 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Uruguay?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Uruguay was 97.0% in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 212 countries with data for 1997.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.