Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male was 98.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
98.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 41 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
96.6%
in 2008
Years of data
15
2008–2023
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 98.4% for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 12th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 96.6% | — |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.0% | 96.6% | 97.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.4% | 99.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay was 98.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release