Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 55.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 55.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 59th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.5% | 33.2% | 36.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.1% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 49.1% | 55.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay was 55.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release