Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes was 97.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 97.6% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 98.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 12th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 89.9% | — |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.6% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 89.9% | 93.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 92.9% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,616 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Uruguay was 97.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release