Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Pupil-teacher ratio, primary was 11.02 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Uruguay, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 11.02 for pupil-teacher ratio, primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Uruguay peaked at 29.49 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11.02, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 180th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.05 | 22.94 | 29.49 | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.41 | 20.56 | 25.08 | 9 |
| 1990s | 20.87 | 19.9 | 21.89 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.84 | 13.99 | 21.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.86 | 11.02 | 13.79 | 6 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.1% (2023)
- Labor force, total 1.81 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Uruguay?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primary in Uruguay was 11.02 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29.49 in 1970.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.02 in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for pupil-teacher ratio, primary?
- Uruguay ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in primary school.