Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 101.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uruguay stood at 101.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 102.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1978.
That places Uruguay 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67.7% | — |
| 1971 | 71.1% | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 70.4% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 73.1% | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 69.4% | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 68.0% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 67.9% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 66.0% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 67.1% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 70.3% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 89.0% | +26.7% |
| 1986 | 87.4% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 89.7% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 94.3% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 96.4% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 97.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 97.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 95.3% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 96.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 98.7% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 96.8% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 94.5% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 101.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 101.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 100.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 100.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 101.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 102.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 97.2% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 101.6% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 100.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 100.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 100.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 101.2% | +0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 101.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 101.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +26.7% | 70.3% | 89.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.0% | 66.0% | 73.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 86.9% | 70.3% | 94.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 95.3% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 94.5% | 101.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.6% | 97.2% | 102.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.7% | 100.2% | 101.2% | 4 |
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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Uruguay was 101.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 102.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1978.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release