Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay stood at 1.04 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.19 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.2 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.18 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.15 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.21 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.16 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release