Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.1%, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 28th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 57.5% | — |
| 2009 | 56.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8% | 56.1% | 57.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 57.2% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 79.2% | 95.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay was 95.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.1% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 28th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.0%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release