Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 99.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Uruguay, 1984–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Uruguay is 99.4%, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Uruguay peaked at 99.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 1984.
Uruguay ranks 9th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 87.2% | — |
| 1991 | 93.3% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 95.1% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 94.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 95.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 95.4% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.2% | 87.2% | 87.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.2% | 93.3% | 95.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 95.0% | 99.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 95.4% | 99.7% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Uruguay?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Uruguay was 99.4% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 178 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release