Percentage of enrolment in early … early adjusted gender parity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of enrolment in early … early adjusted gender parity was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Uruguay, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Uruguay stood at 1.0%.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Uruguay peaked at 1.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 20th of 54 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early … early adjusted gender parity in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.1% | — |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -65.9% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +176.5% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -16.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Uruguay?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Uruguay was 1.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release