Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 69.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 69.3% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 318.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 70.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 15th of 24 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, poorest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.2% | — |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -66.6% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +209.4% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.0% | 34.2% | 48.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 16.6% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.9% | 69.3% | 70.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 12 Costa Rica 84.6% compare
- 13 Colombia 83.1% compare
- 14 El Salvador 76.2% compare
- 16 Philippines 64.9% compare
- 17 Jordan 64.2% compare
- 18 Egypt 60.8% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay was 69.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 70.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 318.0%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release