Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 90.4% in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
90.4%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
47th
of 92 countries
All-time high
90.4%
in 2024
All-time low
69.7%
in 2013
Years of data
22
2000–2024

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay, 2000–2024

0204060801002000201220242000: 72.8 %2001: 73.6 %2002: 74.6 %2003: 75.6 %2004: 76.7 %2005: 77.6 %2008: 71.8 %2009: 72.4 %2010: 71.4 %2011: 70.5 %2012: 71.7 %2013: 69.7 %2014: 73.7 %2015: 75.2 %2016: 74.1 %2017: 77.1 %2018: 78.8 %2019: 80.2 %2021: 84.9 %2022: 85.5 %2023: 84.7 %2024: 90.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay stood at 90.4%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 90.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2013.

Uruguay ranks 47th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.4% 71.8% 77.6% 8
2010s 74.2% 69.7% 80.2% 10
2020s 86.4% 84.7% 90.4% 4

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 44 Costa Rica 92.2% compare
  2. 45 Panama 91.4% compare
  3. 46 Indonesia 90.9% compare
  4. 48 Philippines 90.0% compare
  5. 49 Paraguay 89.9% compare
  6. 50 Colombia 89.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay was 90.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
Uruguay ranks 47th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,461 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release