Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 83.6% 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 83.6% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay peaked at 88.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 13th out of 26 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 | 61.3% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 61.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 71.5% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 63.9% | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 76.6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 88.8% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.9% | 56.0% | 71.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 72.9% | 66.8% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 82.1% | 88.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
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 83.6% 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 88.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 26 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 5.9%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release