Primary net enrolment in Uruguay

In Uruguay, 100.0% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Total net enrolment rate, primary education Unit: % of children of primary school age Data: 1983 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS
Uruguay, 2023 100.0% % of children of primary school age
Change from 2022 +0.3percentage points 2022: 99.6%
Position in 2023 2nd of 157 See the full ranking

Primary net enrolment in Uruguay over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2005 to 2023
Period Uruguay
2023 100.0%
2022 99.6%
2021 99.6%
2020 99.6%
2019 99.5%
2018 99.5%
2017 99.7%
2016 100.0%
2015 99.4%
2014 95.4%
2013 99.6%
2012 98.6%
2011 98.8%
2010 98.1%uis_est (UIS estimate)
2009 97.2%
2008 96.6%
2007 95.1%
2006 97.6%
2005 99.7%

Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 99.6% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 99.6%, the figure has changed by +0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Uruguay has the 2nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1983 to 2023 for Uruguay
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org