Completion rate, primary education, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, male was 99.3% in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.3%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
16th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2024
All-time low
93.3%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2000β2024
Completion rate, primary education, male in Uruguay, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 99.3% for completion rate, primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 99.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.3% | 93.3% | 97.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 13 Estonia, Republic of 99.5% compare
- 14 Costa Rica 99.4% compare
- 15 Latvia, Republic of 99.4% compare
- 17 Chile 99.3% compare
- 18 Denmark 99.3% compare
- 19 Switzerland 99.2% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in Uruguay was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release