Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 91.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay is 91.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 91.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2014.
Uruguay ranks 13th of 30 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, richest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 73.6% | — |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 81.4% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 80.5% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 77.4% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 90.7% | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 73.6% | 79.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 68.5% | 88.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 77.4% | 91.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 10 Nepal 93.3% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.9% compare
- 12 Brazil 91.8% compare
- 14 Dominican Republic 89.3% compare
- 15 Mexico 89.1% compare
- 16 Bangladesh 87.4% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay was 91.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release