Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 77.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay stood at 77.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2011.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 78.6% | — |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 65.4% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 68.5% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +20.1% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | -22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8% | 73.1% | 78.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 65.4% | 95.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 77.9% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 202,346 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay was 77.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release