Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male was 100.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay is 100.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 102.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1978.
That places Uruguay 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 68.3% | — |
| 1976 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 66.5% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 64.3% | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 66.4% | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 68.2% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 87.1% | +27.7% |
| 1986 | 84.3% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 87.2% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 92.6% | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 95.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 92.9% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 97.0% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 99.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 100.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 101.3% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 101.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 100.5% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 100.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 102.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 100.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 100.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 100.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 100.7% | +1.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 100.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 100.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +27.7% | 68.2% | 87.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.8% | 64.3% | 68.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 84.7% | 68.2% | 92.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 92.9% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 92.9% | 101.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.7% | 99.5% | 102.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 99.6% | 100.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay was 100.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1978.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release