Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 91.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay, 1977–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 91.0% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in 2021.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 99.6% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 1998.
Uruguay ranks 86th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 82.5% | — |
| 1984 | 92.3% | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 84.1% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 90.1% | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 92.1% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 91.2% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 91.2% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 89.2% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 92.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 94.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 91.3% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 99.6% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | -18.7% |
| 2000 | 85.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 90.2% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 84.7% | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 92.1% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.7% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 82.5% | 82.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 90.0% | 84.1% | 92.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 81.0% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 84.7% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 92.7% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 91.0% | 98.3% | 2 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay was 91.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 1997.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release