Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 83.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 83.0% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay peaked at 83.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 13th out of 31 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, second quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.4% | — |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 61.0% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 57.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 60.1% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 70.9% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.0% | 50.2% | 61.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 57.5% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 76.4% | 83.7% | 3 |
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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, second quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay was 83.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 31 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release