Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 0.1079 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Uruguay, 1970β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Uruguay is 0.1079 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Uruguay peaked at 0.1603 units per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0686 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 170th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | 0.0686 units per square kilometre | 0.0825 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | 0.1029 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0955 units per square kilometre | 0.09 units per square kilometre | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1118 units per square kilometre | 0.0985 units per square kilometre | 0.1424 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1538 units per square kilometre | 0.1416 units per square kilometre | 0.1603 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1216 units per square kilometre | 0.1079 units per square kilometre | 0.1496 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 167 Belarus, Republic of 0.1107 units per square kilometre compare
- 168 Belize 0.1104 units per square kilometre compare
- 169 Saudi Arabia 0.1092 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Argentina 0.1055 units per square kilometre compare
- 172 Zambia 0.1051 units per square kilometre compare
- 173 New Zealand 0.101 units per square kilometre 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Uruguay?
- Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Uruguay was 0.1079 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1603 units per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0686 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for primary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Uruguay ranks 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.