Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate in Uruguay
Uruguay: Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate was 97.14 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate in Uruguay, 1974–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 97.14 for preprimary gross enrollment rate in 2020. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary gross enrollment rate in Uruguay peaked at 97.14 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.31, in 1980.
Uruguay ranks 29th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 25.59 | — |
| 1975 | 26.3 | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 26.93 | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 26.22 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 25.5 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 25.96 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 25.31 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 26.42 | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 29.51 | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 32.29 | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 32.64 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 33.2 | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 34.26 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 37.38 | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 39.8 | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 42.67 | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 42.61 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 42.55 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 42.29 | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 40.79 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 41.66 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 41.71 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 45.04 | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 51.3 | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 56.11 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 59.56 | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 63.49 | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 64.77 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 66.86 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 65.83 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 67.66 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 87.24 | +28.9% |
| 2006 | 95.21 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 81.16 | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 87.14 | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 90.44 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 90.66 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 89.13 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 91.14 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 92.27 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 92.51 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.01 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 94.2 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 93.39 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 94.98 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 95.9 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 97.14 | +1.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 97.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.97, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 97.14 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77.12, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +28.9% | 67.66 | 87.24 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.08 | 25.5 | 26.93 | 6 |
| 1980s | 33.35 | 25.31 | 42.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.36 | 40.79 | 59.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.98 | 63.49 | 95.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.82 | 89.13 | 95.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.14 | 97.14 | 97.14 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary gross enrollment rate in Uruguay?
- Preprimary gross enrollment rate in Uruguay was 97.14 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest preprimary gross enrollment rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.14 in 2020.
- What is the lowest preprimary gross enrollment rate recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.31 in 1980.
- How does Uruguay rank for preprimary gross enrollment rate?
- Uruguay ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is preprimary gross enrollment rate rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on educational outcomes.