Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 97.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Uruguay peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2012.
Uruguay ranks 22nd of 79 countries on this measure, 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, rural, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 67.3% | — |
| 2009 | 64.3% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 78.4% | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +14.2% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 78.9% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.8% | 64.3% | 67.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 64.1% | 84.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 78.9% | 97.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female in Uruguay was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female?
- Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. 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, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release