Share of children who have completed primary school in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of children who have completed primary school was 97.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of children who have completed primary school in Uruguay, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Uruguay is 97.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Uruguay peaked at 97.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 1981.
Uruguay ranks 82nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 94.0% | — |
| 1982 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 94.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 97.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 97.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.5% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.5% | 95.1% | 95.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.1% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 97.9% | 6 |
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 share of children who have completed primary school in Uruguay?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Uruguay was 97.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 1981.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Uruguay ranks 82nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.