Primary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0056 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0056 units per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0084 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 units per person, in 1970.
That places Uruguay 71st out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0043 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0045 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0049 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.005 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0061 units per person | +21.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0057 units per person | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.005 units per person | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0053 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 0.005 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0051 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.005 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.005 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0055 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.007 units per person | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0075 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0075 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 units per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.008 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0082 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0074 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.006 units per person | -21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 units per person | -3.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0056 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.0× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0056 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 95% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0051 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0053 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0056 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0084 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 units per person in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 71st out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.