Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 94.6% 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 94.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay peaked at 94.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 11th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 72.3% | — |
| 2001 | 70.6% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 70.8% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 81.8% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 69.6% | 77.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 69.1% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 91.2% | 94.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,911 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0437 units per person (2023)
- 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)
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 94.6% 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 94.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 11th 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 36.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release