Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female was 66.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 66.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 142.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay peaked at 66.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 17th of 39 countries on this measure, 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, middle quintile, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 32.3% | — |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | -37.9% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 47.8% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 61.7% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.8% | 32.3% | 39.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 27.5% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 61.7% | 66.7% | 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, middle quintile, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female in Uruguay was 66.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.5%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release