Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay is 88.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 88.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 47th out of 92 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.5% | — |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 63.2% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3% | 65.9% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 63.2% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.8% | 88.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay was 88.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 47th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release