Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male was 100.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
100.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
1st
of 37 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2002
All-time low
96.6%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2023

Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Uruguay, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 96.6 %2001: 99.5 %2002: 100 %2003: 100 %2004: 97.3 %2005: 99.1 %2008: 99.4 %2009: 99.4 %2010: 98.7 %2011: 99.8 %2012: 98.9 %2013: 100 %2014: 98.5 %2015: 99.2 %2016: 100 %2017: 99.7 %2018: 99.6 %2019: 97.9 %2021: 100 %2022: 99 %2023: 100 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Uruguay stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 96.6%, in 2000.

That places Uruguay 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male (%) in Uruguay, 2000 to 2023.
Year % Change
2000 96.6%
2001 99.5% +3.0%
2002 100.0% +0.5%
2003 100.0% +0.0%
2004 97.3% -2.7%
2005 99.1% +1.8%
2008 99.4% +0.3%
2009 99.4% +0.0%
2010 98.7% -0.7%
2011 99.8% +1.1%
2012 98.9% -0.9%
2013 100.0% +1.1%
2014 98.5% -1.5%
2015 99.2% +0.7%
2016 100.0% +0.8%
2017 99.7% -0.3%
2018 99.6% -0.1%
2019 97.9% -1.7%
2021 100.0% +2.1%
2022 99.0% -1.0%
2023 100.0% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 98.9% 96.6% 100.0% 8
2010s 99.2% 97.9% 100.0% 10
2020s 99.7% 99.0% 100.0% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Costa Rica 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Kyrgyzstan 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Panama 100.0% compare
  4. 1 Paraguay 100.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Uruguay?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male in Uruguay was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 96.6% in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male?
Uruguay ranks 1st out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, richest quintile, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
37 places, 431 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release