Uruguay - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Uruguay was 95.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.90 in 2019 and a minimum value of 25.31 in 1980.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 25.59
1975 26.30
1976 26.93
1977 26.22
1978 25.50
1979 25.96
1980 25.31
1981 26.42
1982 29.51
1983 32.29
1984 32.64
1985 33.20
1986 34.26
1987 37.38
1988 39.80
1989 42.67
1990 42.61
1991 42.55
1992 42.29
1993 40.79
1994 41.66
1995 41.71
1996 45.04
1997 51.30
1998 56.11
1999 59.56
2000 63.49
2001 64.77
2002 66.86
2003 65.83
2004 67.66
2005 87.24
2006 95.21
2007 81.16
2008 87.14
2009 90.45
2010 90.66
2011 89.13
2012 91.14
2013 92.27
2014 92.51
2015 94.01
2016 94.20
2017 93.39
2018 94.98
2019 95.90

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Uruguay was 99.51 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.51 in 2019 and a minimum value of 26.06 in 1974.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 26.06
1978 27.14
1979 26.50
1985 33.69
1986 34.69
1989 43.36
1991 42.92
1992 42.91
1993 41.33
1994 41.21
1995 42.48
1996 45.75
1997 51.66
1998 56.54
1999 60.25
2000 64.26
2001 65.59
2002 67.55
2003 66.13
2004 67.95
2005 87.61
2006 96.04
2007 81.40
2008 87.60
2009 90.70
2010 90.69
2011 89.76
2012 91.73
2013 92.52
2014 92.99
2015 94.57
2016 95.13
2017 93.58
2018 95.09
2019 99.51

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Uruguay was 92.43 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.86 in 2018 and a minimum value of 23.93 in 1978.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 25.13
1978 23.93
1979 25.45
1985 32.73
1986 33.84
1989 42.01
1991 42.19
1992 41.69
1993 40.27
1994 42.10
1995 40.97
1996 44.36
1997 50.95
1998 55.70
1999 58.90
2000 62.75
2001 63.99
2002 66.20
2003 65.54
2004 67.38
2005 86.88
2006 94.43
2007 80.93
2008 86.69
2009 90.20
2010 90.63
2011 88.53
2012 90.58
2013 92.03
2014 92.05
2015 93.47
2016 93.31
2017 93.20
2018 94.86
2019 92.43

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Uruguay was 104.31 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 122.41 in 1981 and a minimum value of 104.31 in 2019.

Definition: 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. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 112.10
1971 113.46
1972 111.34
1973 112.89
1974 107.33
1975 106.56
1976 108.62
1977 109.72
1978 109.54
1979 107.79
1980 106.96
1981 122.41
1982 112.81
1983 107.21
1984 106.09
1985 106.91
1986 106.02
1987 106.04
1988 106.41
1989 107.69
1990 108.63
1991 108.78
1992 108.98
1993 109.22
1994 108.37
1995 108.06
1996 108.13
1997 112.70
1998 111.85
1999 111.30
2000 109.04
2001 108.39
2002 110.28
2003 111.29
2004 112.83
2005 114.19
2006 115.70
2007 115.18
2008 114.49
2009 114.00
2010 112.83
2011 113.26
2012 112.01
2013 111.70
2014 111.33
2015 111.04
2016 109.71
2017 108.46
2018 106.02
2019 104.31

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Uruguay was 104.02 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 121.24 in 1981 and a minimum value of 104.02 in 2019.

Definition: 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. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 109.17
1971 113.46
1972 111.31
1973 113.64
1974 106.77
1975 105.77
1976 107.85
1977 108.95
1978 113.10
1979 106.79
1980 106.50
1981 121.24
1983 106.50
1984 105.41
1985 106.33
1986 105.50
1987 105.35
1988 105.58
1989 106.82
1990 107.95
1991 108.06
1992 108.13
1993 108.42
1994 107.55
1995 107.24
1996 107.46
1997 111.97
1998 111.16
1999 110.51
2000 108.11
2001 107.19
2002 109.00
2003 109.88
2004 111.27
2005 112.70
2006 114.03
2007 113.47
2008 112.62
2009 111.97
2010 110.93
2011 111.52
2012 110.38
2013 110.23
2014 110.06
2015 109.80
2016 108.51
2017 107.56
2018 105.50
2019 104.02

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Uruguay was 104.58 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123.53 in 1981 and a minimum value of 104.58 in 2019.

Definition: 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. 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 114.91
1971 113.47
1972 111.37
1973 112.17
1974 107.87
1975 107.33
1976 109.35
1977 110.47
1978 106.11
1979 108.74
1980 107.39
1981 123.53
1983 107.88
1984 106.73
1985 107.48
1986 106.51
1987 106.70
1988 107.21
1989 108.54
1990 109.28
1991 109.47
1992 109.80
1993 109.98
1994 109.15
1995 108.84
1996 108.78
1997 113.39
1998 112.51
1999 112.06
2000 109.94
2001 109.54
2002 111.51
2003 112.65
2004 114.33
2005 115.61
2006 117.31
2007 116.83
2008 116.29
2009 115.95
2010 114.64
2011 114.92
2012 113.58
2013 113.11
2014 112.55
2015 112.23
2016 110.85
2017 109.32
2018 106.52
2019 104.58

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Uruguay was 99.38 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.71 in 2006 and a minimum value of 86.58 in 1983.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1983 86.58
1984 86.83
1985 88.35
1986 88.77
1987 87.93
1991 92.01
1992 93.95
1993 94.63
1994 93.01
1995 92.53
1996 92.04
1997 92.20
2005 97.35
2006 99.71
2007 98.25
2008 99.41
2009 99.38
2010 99.54
2011 99.40
2012 99.25
2013 99.49
2014 96.63
2015 99.45
2016 99.60
2017 99.38

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Uruguay was 96.61 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.17 in 2008 and a minimum value of 86.28 in 1984.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 86.28
1991 92.55
1992 94.32
1993 95.04
1994 93.38
1995 92.93
1996 92.59
1997 92.65
2007 98.30
2008 99.17
2014 96.61

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Uruguay was 96.65 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.64 in 2008 and a minimum value of 87.36 in 1984.

Definition: 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.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 87.36
1991 91.50
1992 93.59
1993 94.24
1994 92.66
1995 92.15
1996 91.52
1997 91.77
2007 98.21
2008 99.64
2014 96.65

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Uruguay was 17.06 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 20.17 in 1973, while its lowest value was 12.44 in 2003.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 18.49
1971 19.98
1972 19.14
1973 20.17
1974 17.92
1980 16.37
1981 14.79
1982 18.71
1983 14.72
1984 14.35
1985 15.38
1986 14.55
1987 15.19
1988 15.45
1989 15.57
1990 16.19
1991 16.32
1992 16.21
1993 16.61
1994 16.42
1995 16.06
1996 15.54
1998 14.65
2000 14.00
2001 12.66
2002 12.88
2003 12.44
2004 12.98
2005 13.14
2006 14.04
2007 14.34
2008 15.10
2009 15.83
2010 16.14
2011 16.49
2012 17.00
2013 17.34
2014 17.81
2015 17.98
2016 18.44
2017 17.83
2018 18.14
2019 17.06

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Uruguay was 123.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 123.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 58.38 in 1979.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 58.77
1971 60.01
1972 62.32
1973 64.02
1974 63.44
1975 60.55
1976 61.10
1977 60.04
1978 58.89
1979 58.38
1981 65.40
1982 66.36
1983 68.74
1984 71.22
1985 71.91
1986 73.62
1987 73.65
1988 76.74
1989 78.48
1990 81.28
1991 83.92
1992 82.65
1993 81.22
1994 80.95
1995 82.46
1996 85.85
1998 89.13
1999 92.09
2000 98.23
2001 101.58
2002 106.11
2003 109.14
2004 106.99
2005 101.24
2006 100.86
2007 91.89
2008 87.76
2009 90.19
2010 101.20
2011 105.43
2012 107.60
2013 109.45
2014 110.99
2015 112.13
2016 115.96
2017 120.22
2018 121.18
2019 123.00

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Uruguay was 129.67 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 129.67 in 2019 and a minimum value of 61.73 in 1978.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 63.51
1971 64.55
1972 66.47
1973 68.75
1978 61.73
1979 61.94
1994 88.05
1995 90.23
1998 101.92
1999 99.52
2000 104.67
2001 108.21
2002 112.46
2003 116.84
2004 114.72
2005 108.54
2006 108.51
2007 91.34
2008 93.40
2009 95.92
2010 109.49
2017 126.60
2018 127.68
2019 129.67

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Uruguay was 116.62 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 116.62 in 2019 and a minimum value of 54.20 in 1970.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 54.20
1971 55.62
1972 58.32
1973 59.46
1978 56.12
1979 54.92
1994 74.10
1995 74.97
1998 76.84
1999 84.95
2000 92.04
2001 95.20
2002 100.01
2003 101.73
2004 99.55
2005 94.21
2006 93.50
2007 92.42
2008 82.33
2009 84.68
2010 93.22
2017 114.11
2018 114.95
2019 116.62

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Uruguay was 88.21 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 33 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 88.21 in 2017 and a minimum value of 56.17 in 1984.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1984 56.17
2007 67.65
2008 69.48
2009 71.36
2011 73.46
2012 74.70
2014 76.67
2015 81.61
2016 83.28
2017 88.21

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Uruguay was 91.12 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.12 in 2017 and a minimum value of 71.13 in 2007.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2007 71.13
2008 73.02
2009 75.84
2011 77.71
2012 78.84
2014 79.87
2015 84.94
2016 86.47
2017 91.12

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Uruguay was 85.42 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 85.42 in 2017 and a minimum value of 64.31 in 2007.

Definition: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2007 64.31
2008 66.07
2009 67.05
2011 69.37
2012 70.71
2014 73.60
2015 78.41
2016 80.22
2017 85.42

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Uruguay was 11.48 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 14.47 in 2009, while its lowest value was 10.49 in 2003.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1998 12.71
2000 11.81
2001 11.94
2002 11.17
2003 10.49
2004 10.90
2005 11.24
2006 11.34
2007 12.51
2008 14.25
2009 14.47
2011 12.78
2012 12.81
2013 12.88
2014 13.00
2015 12.77
2016 12.16
2017 11.42
2018 11.56
2019 11.48

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Uruguay was 102.65 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 102.65 in 2019 and a minimum value of 12.30 in 1974.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 12.30
1975 15.09
1977 17.60
1979 16.55
1980 15.54
1981 17.14
1982 22.38
1983 24.10
1989 29.63
1990 29.90
1991 30.00
1992 27.08
1996 29.40
1998 34.54
1999 32.40
2000 33.93
2001 38.13
2002 40.17
2003 42.44
2004 43.63
2005 45.33
2006 46.05
2007 50.69
2008 50.93
2010 51.24
2013 59.87
2014 60.72
2015 59.70
2016 62.54
2017 63.13
2018 97.45
2019 102.65

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Uruguay was 129.65 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 129.65 in 2019 and a minimum value of 11.31 in 1974.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 11.31
1975 13.45
1977 16.79
1979 17.06
1980 16.36
1982 22.40
1983 23.86
1998 44.95
1999 41.49
2000 43.45
2001 49.39
2002 53.33
2003 57.18
2004 58.63
2005 57.86
2006 57.96
2010 65.06
2013 79.44
2014 79.68
2015 80.42
2018 122.89
2019 129.65

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Uruguay was 76.58 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 76.58 in 2019 and a minimum value of 13.27 in 1974.

Definition: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 13.27
1975 16.69
1977 18.40
1979 16.05
1980 14.70
1982 22.36
1983 24.34
1998 24.47
1999 23.60
2000 24.71
2001 27.23
2002 27.41
2003 28.15
2004 29.09
2005 33.19
2006 34.52
2010 40.08
2013 45.31
2014 45.72
2015 45.95
2018 72.87
2019 76.58

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation