School enrollment, preprimary, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 103.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Uruguay, 1974–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 103.5% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Uruguay peaked at 103.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1974.
Uruguay ranks 15th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 26.1% | 27.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 37.2% | 33.7% | 43.4% | 3 |
| 1990s | 47.2% | 41.2% | 60.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 64.3% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 89.8% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.5% | 103.5% | 103.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 12 France 106.0% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 105.8% compare
- 14 Seychelles 104.9% compare
- 16 Liechtenstein 103.0% compare
- 17 Austria 102.6% compare
- 18 Switzerland 102.3% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (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 school enrollment, preprimary, female in Uruguay?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Uruguay was 103.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 103.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1974.
- How does Uruguay rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.