Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay is 97.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay peaked at 97.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 5th 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 | 84.2% | — |
| 2001 | 82.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 80.5% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 84.4% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 96.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 80.5% | 90.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 90.3% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.4% | 97.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 173,668 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
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 97.8% 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 97.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 5th 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 0.8%. 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, urban, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release