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 178 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.
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 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (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 178 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release