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 12.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay is 12.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 281.8% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay peaked at 17.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2022.
That places Uruguay 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.6% | — |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -37.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | +54.9% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | -41.3% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -58.2% |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +281.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 12.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.6%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +281.8% | 3.3% | 12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.7% | 17.6% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 5.7% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 3.3% | 12.6% | 3 |
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 12.6% in 2023, 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 17.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Uruguay ranks 19th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 up 53.7%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release