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 4.9% 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 4.9% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay peaked at 16.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 30th 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 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 14.7% | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -19.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.0% | 16.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 6.6% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 4.9% | 8.8% | 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 4.9% 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 16.1% 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 4.9% in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Uruguay ranks 30th 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 47.0%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release