Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile was 89.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Uruguay is 89.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.0% on the previous year and up 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Uruguay peaked at 89.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 33.3% | — |
| 2009 | 38.5% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 50.8% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 60.2% | +50.1% |
| 2017 | 69.7% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | -17.5% |
| 2019 | 75.6% | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 72.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 33.3% | 38.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 40.1% | 75.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 72.7% | 89.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile in Uruguay was 89.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.2%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release