Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Uruguay, 1983–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Uruguay is 100.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 1984.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 86.7% | — |
| 1984 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 88.1% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 89.1% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 93.8% | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 95.5% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 94.5% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 94.2% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 95.1% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 96.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.0% | 86.7% | 89.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 94.7% | 93.8% | 96.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.1% | 99.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 95.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Anguilla 97.6% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 2 Cook Islands 97.5% compare
- 2 Myanmar 100.0% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 100.0% compare
- 3 Montserrat 93.3% compare
- 4 Niue 91.6% compare
- 5 Republic of Korea 99.9% compare
- 5 Tokelau 36.3% compare
- 6 Japan 99.9% compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.9% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Uruguay was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release