Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 4.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay peaked at 13.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -13.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.2%, 85% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.6% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay was 4.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release