Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) was 99.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Uruguay, 1984–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Uruguay stood at 99.4%.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Uruguay peaked at 99.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 1984.
That places Uruguay 17th out of 180 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 86.2% | — |
| 1991 | 94.4% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 94.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +4.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 99.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 99.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.2%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 94.4% | 96.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 95.2% | 99.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 95.4% | 99.5% | 6 |
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, female in Uruguay?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Uruguay was 99.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 180 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release