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.
Percentage of schools with basic sanitation services - SDG 4.a.1 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 77.88 | — |
| 2008 | 77.88 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.88 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.88 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 77.88 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.48 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 81.07 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 82.66 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 84.26 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 85.85 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 87.44 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 89.03 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 90.63 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 92.22 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 93.81 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 95.41 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 97 | +1.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 97 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.22, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.3, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
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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