Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 112.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay is 112.8%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 114.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 105.0%, in 1995.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 105.0% | — |
| 1996 | 106.3% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 108.8% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 108.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 109.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 109.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 111.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 112.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 112.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 111.7% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 113.3% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 110.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 112.2% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 113.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 112.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 114.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 114.0% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 114.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 114.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 114.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 114.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 114.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 112.8% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.2% | 105.0% | 108.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 111.6% | 109.2% | 113.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.9% | 112.1% | 114.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay was 112.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 114.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.0% in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.