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Uruguay - Primary Completion Rate 2021

Primary completion rate (% of relevant age group) · World Bank
100.50% −0.42pp from 2020 Global rank: 29th

Uruguay's primary completion rate was 100.50% in 2021, decreased +0.42pp from 100.93% in 2020. This was the 29th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021▾
Primary Completion Rate by Country - 2021
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Seychelles 156.17% 22.2%
2nd St. Kitts and Nevis 155.27% 38.7%
3rd Hong Kong SAR, China 119.09% 14.0%
4th Fiji 116.65% 13.1%
5th Belize 116.05% 10.7%
6th Turks and Caicos Islands 113.03% -26.5%
7th Tuvalu 112.38% 3.9%
8th Gibraltar 111.39% 2.1%
9th Bangladesh 109.87% 80.4%
10th Namibia 108.49% 11.0%
11th Marshall Islands 107.13% 4.6%
12th Moldova 106.40% 2.2%
13th Vanuatu 104.50% -1.2%
14th Portugal 104.30% 1.9%
15th Türkiye 103.44% 2.8%
16th Indonesia 103.37% 1.2%
17th Palau 103.32% 5.1%
18th Argentina 102.88% 3.0%
19th Mexico 102.82% 0.2%
20th Brunei Darussalam 102.27% -2.3%
21st Czechia 101.12% 4.6%
22nd United States 101.09% 0.2%
23rd Nepal 101.09% -14.7%
24th Kiribati 101.07% 3.9%
25th Thailand 101.05% 0.4%
26th Timor-Leste 101.05% 0.9%
27th Germany 100.97% 2.6%
28th Singapore 100.56% -0.8%
29th Uruguay 100.50% -0.4%
30th Turkmenistan 100.42% -
31st Lithuania 100.34% -7.2%
32nd Costa Rica 100.33% 1.7%
33rd Samoa 100.00% -2.8%
34th Cyprus 99.98% -0.4%
35th Sweden 99.82% 0.1%
36th Austria 99.82% 2.3%
37th Denmark 99.68% 0.0%
38th United Kingdom 99.56% 0.0%
39th India 99.41% 1.3%
40th Finland 99.28% 0.1%
41st Chile 99.22% 1.3%
42nd Montenegro 99.21% -2.4%
43rd Norway 99.20% 0.0%
44th Colombia 99.19% -0.4%
45th Spain 99.17% 3.3%
46th Tonga 99.06% -2.1%
47th Sierra Leone 98.96% 11.9%
48th Iceland 98.53% 0.1%
49th Uzbekistan 98.48% -0.3%
50th Malta 98.47% 0.7%
51st Korea 98.45% -2.7%
52nd Algeria 98.36% -2.3%
53rd Dominica 98.35% 5.0%
54th Ireland 98.35% -0.6%
55th Estonia 98.23% 2.5%
56th Morocco 98.14% 4.1%
57th Latvia 98.07% -0.3%
58th Serbia 98.07% 0.1%
59th Croatia 98.01% -2.5%
60th Italy 97.71% -1.0%
61st United Arab Emirates 97.43% -2.4%
62nd Cuba 97.41% 2.2%
63rd European Union 97.23% 0.8%
64th Albania 97.22% -2.1%
65th Slovenia 97.18% 0.4%
66th Jordan 96.96% -0.7%
67th Bosnia and Herzegovina 96.87% 0.9%
68th Sri Lanka 96.74% 3.4%
69th Saudi Arabia 96.64% -0.4%
70th Azerbaijan 96.56% -2.0%
71st Greece 96.34% -2.1%
72nd Aruba 95.78% -8.1%
73rd Macao SAR, China 95.78% 6.4%
74th Grenada 95.74% -17.5%
75th Switzerland 95.48% 1.3%
76th Rwanda 95.40% -0.6%
77th Panama 95.24% 8.9%
78th South Africa 95.22% 2.8%
79th Belarus 95.13% -2.5%
80th Barbados 94.97% 4.8%
81st Israel 94.71% -3.8%
82nd Hungary 94.30% 1.1%
83rd Bulgaria 94.26% -3.5%
84th Armenia 94.22% -0.2%
85th West Bank and Gaza 94.20% -4.1%
86th Mauritius 94.15% 1.6%
87th San Marino 94.04% -2.3%
88th Cabo Verde 93.95% 0.5%
89th Ecuador 93.94% -1.5%
90th Kazakhstan 93.65% -4.3%
91st Tunisia 93.63% -2.3%
92nd Cayman Islands 93.59% 9.7%
93rd Kyrgyz Republic 92.91% -5.9%
94th Egypt, Arab Republic of 92.43% 0.7%
95th Slovak Republic 92.15% -4.8%
96th North Macedonia 91.63% 1.4%
97th Qatar 91.18% -11.6%
98th Bhutan 90.88% 9.9%
99th Malaysia 90.70% -3.6%
100th Cambodia 90.23% 1.0%
101st Lao PDR 89.70% -1.2%
102nd Ukraine 89.29% -0.5%
103rd Philippines 89.08% -6.7%
104th Liechtenstein 88.94% -14.8%
105th Romania 88.93% 2.6%
106th Oman 88.51% -3.9%
107th Guatemala 88.10% 8.7%
108th Georgia 87.81% -7.2%
109th Dominican Republic 87.73% -9.6%
110th Malawi 86.04% 12.4%
111th Togo 85.54% 1.2%
112th Micronesia, Federated States of 85.18% 8.4%
113th El Salvador 83.76% 1.6%
114th Mongolia 83.68% -12.1%
115th Zimbabwe 83.03% -6.0%
116th Papua New Guinea 81.00% 9.3%
117th Congo, Democratic Republic of 80.94% 5.3%
118th Kuwait 80.43% -3.5%
119th Gambia, The 79.47% 4.2%
120th Lesotho 78.70% 6.7%
121st Luxembourg 76.81% -0.6%
122nd Suriname 75.24% -12.9%
123rd Tanzania 74.43% 8.7%
124th Comoros 73.95% -8.8%
125th Honduras 71.26% -6.7%
126th Cameroon 69.47% 5.2%
127th Côte d'Ivoire 69.13% -2.6%
128th Benin 67.77% 17.8%
129th Lebanon 67.26% -0.5%
130th Pakistan 64.42% 8.2%
131st Burkina Faso 63.74% 3.0%
132nd Senegal 63.10% 4.6%
133rd Andorra 62.59% -0.1%
134th Madagascar 61.08% 6.7%
135th Angola 60.03% 20.2%
136th Liberia 58.48% 2.3%
137th Niger 57.93% -6.2%
138th Syrian Arab Republic 56.28% -1.0%
139th Chad 41.85% 7.9%
Source: World Bank (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Uruguay's primary completion rate in 2021?▾

Uruguay's primary completion rate in 2021 was 100.50%. This ranked 29th globally.

How did Uruguay's primary completion rate change in 2021?▾

Uruguay's primary completion rate decreased by 0.4% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest primary completion rate in 2021?▾

Seychelles had the highest primary completion rate in 2021 at 156.17%.

What is the primary completion rate of Uruguay in 2021?▾

The primary completion rate of Uruguay in 2021 was 100.50%. This ranked 29th globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Uruguay's primary completion rate?▾

Uruguay's primary completion rate went from 100.93% in 2020 to 100.50% in 2021, a 0.4% decrease.

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