Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 93.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay stood at 93.7%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Uruguay peaked at 94.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 71st of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.5% | 94.4% | 94.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 82.3% | 94.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 85.5% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 91.6% | 93.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 68 Türkiye, Republic of 94.3% compare
- 69 Jordan 93.9% compare
- 70 Puerto Rico 93.7% compare
- 72 Palestine, State of 93.6% compare
- 73 Belize 93.6% compare
- 74 Kiribati 93.6% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (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 93.7% 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 94.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Uruguay ranks 71st out of 134 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 5.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release