Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 82.5% 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 82.5% for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 129.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay peaked at 82.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 12th 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 | 46.3% | — |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 46.2% | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 70.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 79.4% | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 82.5% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.3% | 44.9% | 51.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 36.0% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 70.6% | 82.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 82.5% 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 82.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 12th 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 129.2%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release