Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 63.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay is 63.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 155.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 63.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 41st out of 88 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19.2% | — |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +16.4% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 28.9% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | -42.3% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +48.2% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 58.9% | +51.4% |
| 2022 | 46.0% | -21.9% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +39.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.2% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 16.7% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 45.4% | 63.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Uruguay was 63.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release