Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile was 47.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 47.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.3% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Uruguay peaked at 71.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.2% | — |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +26.5% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +83.6% |
| 2012 | 28.6% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +31.8% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | -52.0% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +53.7% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +47.8% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +78.9% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | -28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.4% | 16.2% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.5% | 18.1% | 39.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 47.6% | 71.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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, rural, fourth quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile in Uruguay was 47.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, fourth quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.4%. 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, fourth quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release