School enrollment, primary, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School enrollment, primary, female was 96.6% in 2014. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Uruguay, 1984–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Uruguay is 96.6%, measured in 2014.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Uruguay peaked at 99.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 1984.
That places Uruguay 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.3% | 86.3% | 86.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 92.6% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.6% | 1 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (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, primary, female in Uruguay?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Uruguay was 96.6% in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 36th out of 167 countries with data for 2014.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.