Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.9867 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9867 GPIA, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 15th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9867 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9928 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9965 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9955 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9975 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9918 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9948 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9983 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9991 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9844 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9941 GPIA | 0.9867 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9981 GPIA | 0.9918 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9867 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release