Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Uruguay stood at 99.2%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Uruguay peaked at 99.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2004.
That places Uruguay 3rd out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 93.2% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 92.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 98.1% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.1% | 92.2% | 95.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.7% | 99.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male in Uruguay was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male?
- Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, second quintile, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release