Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.7604 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay stood at 0.7604 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay peaked at 0.8852 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5056 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6549 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.6797 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6512 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6509 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7129 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6224 GPIA | -12.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6593 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6889 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6548 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6145 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6835 GPIA | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6716 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5056 GPIA | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8852 GPIA | +75.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6667 GPIA | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7604 GPIA | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6673 GPIA | 0.6549 GPIA | 0.6797 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.661 GPIA | 0.6145 GPIA | 0.7129 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7045 GPIA | 0.5056 GPIA | 0.8852 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 31 Rwanda 0.8135 GPIA compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 0.7852 GPIA compare
- 33 Paraguay 0.7763 GPIA compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.7528 GPIA compare
- 36 Bangladesh 0.7451 GPIA compare
- 37 Costa Rica 0.7183 GPIA 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Uruguay was 0.7604 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8852 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5056 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Uruguay ranks 34th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release