Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male was 85.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay stood at 85.0%.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay peaked at 87.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, 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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 62.8% | — |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 58.5% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9% | 62.8% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 58.5% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.0% | 87.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 12 Jordan 88.2% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 86.5% compare
- 14 Paraguay 85.1% compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 83.8% compare
- 17 Philippines 82.2% compare
- 18 Colombia 78.9% compare
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, middle quintile, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male in Uruguay was 85.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release