Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of primary schools with access to drinking water was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 116 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
95.1%
in 2013
Years of data
10
2013–2023
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Uruguay, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Uruguay is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95.1%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 1st of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 95.1% | — |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.2% | 95.1% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
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- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Uruguay?
- Share of primary schools with access to drinking water in Uruguay was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to drinking water recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.1% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of primary schools with access to drinking water?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary schools with access to drinking water rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of public primary schools with a drinking water facility or water delivery point that is designed to protect water from external contamination, particularly of fecal origin.