Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male was 78.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 78.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Uruguay peaked at 86.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 18th 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, richest quintile, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 60.7% | — |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +50.1% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | -28.2% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 64.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 60.7% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 57.9% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 78.4% | 86.0% | 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, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male in Uruguay was 78.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, richest quintile, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release