Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 82.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Uruguay, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Uruguay stood at 82.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Uruguay peaked at 98.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 2005.
That places Uruguay 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 69.9% | 79.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 79.4% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.3% | 82.5% | 95.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Uruguay?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Uruguay was 82.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 2005.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.