School enrollment, preprimary in Uruguay
Uruguay: School enrollment, preprimary was 97.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Uruguay, 1974–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, preprimary in Uruguay is 97.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Uruguay peaked at 97.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 1980.
That places Uruguay 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 25.6% | — |
| 1975 | 26.3% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 26.9% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 26.2% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 25.3% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 26.4% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 29.5% | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 32.3% | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 34.3% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 37.4% | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 39.8% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 42.7% | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 42.5% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 40.8% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 56.1% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 63.5% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 95.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.1% | +1.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 97.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 97.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.1%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28.9% | 67.7% | 87.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.1% | 25.5% | 26.9% | 6 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 25.3% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.4% | 40.8% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.0% | 63.5% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 89.1% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 1 |
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 school enrollment, preprimary in Uruguay?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Uruguay was 97.1% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.