Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female (%) (lower) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, female (%) (lower) 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 (%) (lower) 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% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 97.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 97.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.4%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release