Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 was 97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Uruguay stood at 97. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Uruguay peaked at 97 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.88, in 2007.
That places Uruguay 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.88 | 77.88 | 77.88 | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.62 | 77.88 | 90.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.61 | 92.22 | 97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 9 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99.46 compare
- 10 Turks and Caicos Islands 98.71 compare
- 12 Jamaica 95.72 compare
- 13 Chile 95.6 compare
- 14 Cuba 95.36 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Uruguay?
- Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 in Uruguay was 97 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97 in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.88 in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - sdg 4.a.1 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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