Education
Uruguay has one of the lowest rates of illiteracy (about 5 percent) in Latin America. Primary education is compulsory, and Uruguay is one of the few nations in the western hemisphere in which all education, including college and postgraduate work, is free. In the late 1980s primary schools numbered about 2380 and were annually attended by about 354,200 students; during the same period, about 275 secondary schools had an annual enrollment of about 175,700. Institutions of higher education include the University of the Republic (1849) and about 40 teacher-training schools.
Economy
Agriculture, specifically stock raising, is of primary importance to the economy, although manufacturing is increasing in significance. Most of the economy is privately owned, but the government operates such enterprises as the state railways, the administration for electric power and telephones, the national airline, and the official broadcasting service. In the late 1980s annual budget figures showed some $1.2 billion in revenue and $1.3 billion in expenditure.
Climate
Uruguay has a temperate climate. The average temperature for the warmest months, January and February, is 21.7° C (71° F), and for the coldest month, June, 10° C (50° F). Rainfall is well distributed and averages about 890 mm (about 35 in) a year. During the winter months cold storms, known as pamperos, blow from the southwest, but frost is virtually unknown in most parts of the country.
List of Universities in URUGUAY
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