Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 96.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay stood at 96.1%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay peaked at 96.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 9th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 81.5% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 75.3% | 83.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 81.1% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 93.5% | 96.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay was 96.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release