Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female was 99.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 38 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
95.2%
in 2013
Years of data
21
2000–2023
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay stood at 99.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 95.2%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.5% | — |
| 2001 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.4% | 99.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 95.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 3 |
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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, urban, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay was 99.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.2% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female?
- Uruguay ranks 7th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, urban, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release