Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male was 97.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 97.3% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay peaked at 98.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 86.7%, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 86.7% | — |
| 2009 | 90.5% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 89.4% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 92.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.6% | 86.7% | 90.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 89.4% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.3% | 98.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay was 97.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.7% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release