Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Uruguay stood at 1.05 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Uruguay peaked at 1.35 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9438 GPIA, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 19th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.28 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.23 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 GPIA | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.26 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1.06 GPIA | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 1.35 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9438 GPIA | -12.7% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 0.9438 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 4 |
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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, rural, adjusted gender in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender in Uruguay was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9438 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender?
- Uruguay ranks 19th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release