Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 95.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay is 95.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay peaked at 95.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 81.4% | — |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 81.2% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 81.4% | 81.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 80.6% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 92.5% | 95.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay was 95.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release