Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 98.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.86
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
4th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.97
in 2016
All-time low
86.7
in 1984
Years of data
31
1983–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Uruguay, 1983–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Uruguay stood at 98.86.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Uruguay peaked at 99.97 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.7, in 1984.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 86.74 | — |
| 1984 | 86.7 | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 88.1 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 89.07 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 89.18 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 93.84 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 95.51 | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 95.97 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 94.47 | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 94.42 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 94.21 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 94.6 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.68 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 97.63 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 95.09 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 96.62 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 97.21 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.13 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 98.84 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.59 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.61 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.4 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 99.41 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 99.97 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 99.75 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.84 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.48 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.63 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.8 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.96 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.86 | -1.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 98.86 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 98.86 is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.19, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.96 | 86.7 | 89.18 | 5 |
| 1990s | 94.72 | 93.84 | 95.97 | 7 |
| 2000s | 97.25 | 95.09 | 99.68 | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.9 | 95.4 | 99.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.56 | 98.86 | 99.96 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Uruguay?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Uruguay was 98.86 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.97 in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7 in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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