Primary completion rate, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary completion rate, male was 100.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Uruguay is 100.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Uruguay peaked at 102.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1978.
That places Uruguay 32nd out of 189 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.
Primary completion rate, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Uruguay?
- Primary completion rate, male in Uruguay was 100.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1978.
- How does Uruguay rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, 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 Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% 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.