Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male was 94.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 94.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Uruguay peaked at 94.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 10th out of 38 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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 74.7% | — |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 79.8% | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 89.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 74.7% | 75.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.7% | 69.3% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 87.2% | 94.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male in Uruguay was 94.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release