Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP was 0.9071 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9071
Change on year
down 20.7%
World rank
26th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.26
in 2012
All-time low
0.6431
in 2003
Years of data
31
1979–2023
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay, 1979–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay is 0.9071, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 1.26 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6431, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.9023 | — |
| 1980 | 1.05 | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9323 | -11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9673 | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.865 | -22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8092 | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8077 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6737 | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8729 | +29.6% |
| 1999 | 0.792 | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7886 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.04 | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7656 | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6431 | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8115 | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9172 | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9522 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.16 | +21.5% |
| 2012 | 1.26 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.06 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.14 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.11 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.14 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9071 | -20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9023 | 0.9023 | 0.9023 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.9323 | 1.11 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.8034 | 0.6737 | 0.8729 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8456 | 0.6431 | 1.04 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.01 | 1.26 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 0.9071 | 1.14 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 23 Montserrat 1.1 compare
- 24 Panama 1.09 compare
- 25 Saint Lucia 1.04 compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8326 compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 0.786 compare
- 29 Anguilla 0.756 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay?
- Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay was 0.9071 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6431 in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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