Chile vs Uruguay: Share of children who have completed primary school
Chile
97.4%
in 2025
Uruguay
97.9%
in 2025
Chile rank
83rd
Uruguay rank
82nd
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 97.9% against 97.4% in Chile, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uruguay ahead.
Chile ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.9% | 94.5% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 95.5% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.5% | 1.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.4% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.8% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Chile or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 97.9% against 97.4% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Chile ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.