Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 98.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
98.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
75th
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2025
All-time low
93.8%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay stood at 98.6%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay peaked at 98.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 1981.
Uruguay ranks 75th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 93.8% | — |
| 1982 | 93.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 98.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.7%, 99% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 98.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.4% | 93.8% | 95.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.7% | 95.2% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.4% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.6% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay was 98.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 1981.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data)?
- Uruguay ranks 75th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release