Completion rate, primary education, urban, male (%) (rate male urban) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male (%) (rate male urban) was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Uruguay stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Uruguay peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 15th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male (%) (rate male urban) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.1% | — |
| 2001 | 94.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 98.4% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +1.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 99.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.4%, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 99.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.8% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.2% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 12 Costa Rica 99.5% compare
- 13 Bulgaria 99.5% compare
- 14 Switzerland 99.4% compare
- 16 Sweden 99.3% compare
- 17 Kyrgyzstan 99.3% compare
- 18 Chile 99.3% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Uruguay was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release