Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 87.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay is 87.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 87.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2010.
That places Uruguay 46th 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, male (%) (rate male) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.2% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 78.7% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 80.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 87.2% | +4.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 87.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.3%, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 87.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.6%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 59.6% | 70.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 56.2% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 78.7% | 87.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay was 87.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 46th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release