Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female was 89.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 89.3% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay peaked at 89.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 52nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 75.1% | — |
| 2008 | 79.1% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 89.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 89.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 89.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.9%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8% | 75.1% | 79.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 79.7% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 87.5% | 89.7% | 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 89.3% 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 89.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 103 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 up 9.6%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release