Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 88.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 88.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 88.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 53rd out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.6% | — |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 63.5% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 66.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 68.9% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 81.9% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 88.3% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.0% | 59.6% | 66.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 63.3% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.9% | 88.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay was 88.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 53rd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release