Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female was 101.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay is 101.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 103.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1976.
Uruguay ranks 36th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 70.5% | — |
| 1976 | 67.5% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 69.4% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 67.7% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 72.4% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 91.1% | +25.8% |
| 1986 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 92.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 96.1% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 99.2% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 98.3% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 99.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 100.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 97.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 101.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 103.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 102.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 101.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 100.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 101.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 101.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 102.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 101.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 100.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 100.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 101.6% | +0.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 101.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 101.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.7%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female 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 | +25.8% | 72.4% | 91.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.6% | 67.5% | 70.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 72.4% | 96.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 97.0% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 95.0% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.3% | 100.1% | 102.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 101.0% | 100.4% | 101.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 33 Kenya 102.1% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.0% compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 101.8% compare
- 37 Ecuador 101.5% compare
- 38 Saint Lucia 101.3% compare
- 39 Brunei Darussalam 101.3% 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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay was 101.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 103.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1976.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release