Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female was 98.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Uruguay is 98.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Uruguay peaked at 98.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 2001.
Uruguay ranks 8th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.1% | — |
| 2001 | 88.5% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 93.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 96.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.3% | 88.5% | 95.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 93.9% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.8% | 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, urban, poorest quintile, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female in Uruguay was 98.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female?
- Uruguay ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release