Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Uruguay

Primary completion rate in Uruguay in 2023 — 101.17%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 33.47 pp.

2023 101.17% +0.95 pp vs 2022
World rank 24of 137
Period maximum 102.39%2016
Period minimum 65.99%1978

Trend over time

1970–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Uruguay, 1970–20236070809010011019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 67.7%1971: 71.14%1972: 70.44%1973: 73.12%1974: 69.4%1976: 68.02%1977: 67.92%1978: 65.99%1979: 67.15%1980: 70.25%1985: 89.02%1986: 87.41%1987: 89.67%1988: 90.7%1989: 94.34%1990: 96.43%1991: 97.53%1992: 96.63%1993: 97.15%1994: 95.56%1995: 95.32%1996: 96.75%1997: 98.7%1998: 98.77%1999: 98.47%2000: 97.18%2001: 96.19%2002: 96.85%2003: 94.55%2004: 94.46%2005: 95.6%2006: 97.12%2007: 99.94%2008: 101.83%2009: 101.86%2010: 101.17%2011: 100.77%2012: 99.79%2013: 100.56%2014: 101%2015: 100.72%2016: 102.39%2017: 97.17%2018: 101.57%2020: 100.93%2021: 100.5%2022: 100.22%2023: 101.17%
Change over the period: +33.47 pp Annual average: 0.63 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 101.17%
World 87.32%
Primary completion rate — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 101.17 +0.95 pp
2022 100.22 −0.28 pp
2021 100.5 −0.42 pp
2020 100.93
2018 101.57 +4.41 pp
2017 97.17 −5.23 pp
2016 102.39 +1.67 pp
2015 100.72 −0.28 pp
2014 101 +0.43 pp
2013 100.56 +0.78 pp
2012 99.79 −0.98 pp
2011 100.77 −0.4 pp
2010 101.17 −0.69 pp
2009 101.86 +0.02 pp
2008 101.83 +1.89 pp
2007 99.94 +2.82 pp
2006 97.12 +1.52 pp
2005 95.6 +1.14 pp
2004 94.46 −0.08 pp
2003 94.55 −2.3 pp
2002 96.85 +0.66 pp
2001 96.19 −0.99 pp
2000 97.18 −1.29 pp
1999 98.47 −0.31 pp
1998 98.77 +0.08 pp
1997 98.7 +1.94 pp
1996 96.75 +1.43 pp
1995 95.32 −0.24 pp
1994 95.56 −1.59 pp
1993 97.15 +0.52 pp
1992 96.63 −0.89 pp
1991 97.53 +1.09 pp
1990 96.43 +2.09 pp
1989 94.34 +3.63 pp
1988 90.7 +1.04 pp
1987 89.67 +2.25 pp
1986 87.41 −1.61 pp
1985 89.02
1980 70.25 +3.11 pp
1979 67.15 +1.15 pp
1978 65.99 −1.92 pp
1977 67.92 −0.1 pp
1976 68.02
1974 69.4 −3.72 pp
1973 73.12 +2.67 pp
1972 70.44 −0.69 pp
1971 71.14 +3.44 pp
1970 67.7

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.