Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 101.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, female in Uruguay stood at 101.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Uruguay peaked at 103.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1976.
Uruguay ranks 34th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 70.5% | — |
| 1976 | 67.5% | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 69.4% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 67.7% | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 68.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 72.4% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 91.1% | +25.8% |
| 1986 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 92.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 96.1% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 99.2% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 98.3% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 97.0% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 99.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 100.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 97.4% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 101.2% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 103.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 102.4% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 101.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 100.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 101.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 101.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 102.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 101.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 100.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 100.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 101.6% | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) 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 | +25.8% | 72.4% | 91.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.6% | 67.5% | 70.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 89.2% | 72.4% | 96.1% | 6 |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 97.0% | 100.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 95.0% | 103.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.3% | 100.1% | 102.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 101.0% | 100.4% | 101.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 31 Kenya 102.1% compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.0% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 101.8% compare
- 35 Ecuador 101.5% compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 101.3% compare
- 37 Brunei 101.3% compare
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 primary completion rate, female in Uruguay?
- Primary completion rate, female in Uruguay was 101.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 103.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1976.
- How does Uruguay rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Uruguay ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.