Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 13.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 13.8% for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 13.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2003.
That places Uruguay 72nd out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.0% | — |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | +32.8% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -27.4% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +30.7% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.8% | 9.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.5% | 13.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.0% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 4 |
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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 initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay?
- Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay was 13.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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, published as part of Initial government funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release