Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male was 93.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 93.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uruguay peaked at 93.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 48.7% | — |
| 2009 | 47.1% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | -35.2% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 59.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 70.0% | +10.9% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 78.6% | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.9% | 47.1% | 48.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 49.1% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 62.8% | 93.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male in Uruguay was 93.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release