Peru vs Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Peru
98.1%
in 2025
Uruguay
97.9%
in 2025
Peru rank
79th
Uruguay rank
82nd
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Peru
- Uruguay
How they compare
Peru currently reports 98.1% against 97.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uruguay ahead.
Peru ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 165 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.3% | 94.5% | 23.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 95.5% | 15.8% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 96.5% | 8.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 97.4% | 3.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.8% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Peru or Uruguay?
- Peru, at 98.1% against 97.9% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Peru and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Peru and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Peru ranks 79th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release