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 3.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 3.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay peaked at 9.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 32nd of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.3% | — |
| 2009 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -15.3% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -25.9% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | -7.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 95% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.8%, 65% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.5% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 29 Panama 5.6% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 5.1% compare
- 31 United States of America 3.9% compare
- 33 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.3% compare
- 34 Peru 3.0% compare
- 35 Mexico 2.0% compare
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 3.7% 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 9.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 37 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 38.1%. 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, female (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release