Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male was 95.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay stood at 95.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2014.
That places Uruguay 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 93.8% | — |
| 2009 | 92.9% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.9% | 93.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.6% | 91.7% | 98.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 95.3% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Uruguay was 95.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release