Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 78.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 78.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay peaked at 78.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 55.3% | — |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 52.9% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -38.4% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | +62.3% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 75.1% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.7% | 55.3% | 58.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.3% | 34.9% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 75.1% | 78.4% | 3 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Uruguay was 78.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release