Government expenditure per student, primary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Government expenditure per student, primary was 12.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Uruguay, 1999–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
In 2017, government expenditure per student, primary in Uruguay stood at 12.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Uruguay peaked at 12.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 81st out of 122 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.1% | — |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | +32.7% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | -27.5% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 8.3% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +37.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 9.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 12.0% | 12.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 per student, primary in Uruguay?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Uruguay was 12.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Uruguay ranks 81st out of 122 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.