Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 73.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay stood at 73.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 73.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, poorest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.6% | — |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -54.2% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +72.3% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 27.4% | -24.9% |
| 2015 | 61.6% | +124.8% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 61.5% | +30.6% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 19.5% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 27.4% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 47.1% | 73.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay was 73.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release