Primary completion rate, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary completion rate, female 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 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% |
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 Darussalam 101.3% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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.