Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 97.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay is 97.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 98.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, richest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.4% | — |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 94.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 96.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.0% | 87.4% | 96.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 85.5% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 96.5% | 98.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay was 97.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release