Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 91.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay stood at 91.8%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay peaked at 95.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 82.1% | — |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | -31.1% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +53.1% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 87.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 82.1% | 83.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 54.7% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 89.3% | 95.0% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay was 91.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release