4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education in Uruguay
Uruguay: 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education was 42.3 in 2020. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education in Uruguay, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 42.3 for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Uruguay peaked at 42.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 103rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9 | 33 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6 | 34 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 1 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Uruguay?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education in Uruguay was 42.3 in 2020, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education?
- Uruguay ranks 103rd out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in upper secondary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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