Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 75.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
75.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
105th
of 164 countries
All-time high
75.8%
in 2008
All-time low
61.3%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay stood at 75.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay peaked at 75.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1981.
That places Uruguay 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 61.3% | — |
| 1982 | 61.8% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 67.8% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 69.7% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 70.8% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 69.7% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 70.9% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 71.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 75.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 75.7% | +0.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 75.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.9%, 76% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 75.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.3% | 61.3% | 66.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 67.8% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.2% | 71.2% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 73.5% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.7% | 73.8% | 75.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Uruguay was 75.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1981.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Uruguay ranks 105th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release