Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female was 99.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
4th
of 34 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2012
All-time low
93.9%
in 2013
Years of data
21
2000–2023
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Uruguay stood at 99.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Uruguay peaked at 99.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.7% | — |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 98.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 93.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.8% | 99.4% | 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, middle quintile, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female in Uruguay was 99.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release