Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 100.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 101.6% on the previous year and up 160.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 2010.
That places Uruguay 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 22.8% | — |
| 2009 | 30.1% | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +34.7% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | -21.4% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +50.2% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 66.4% | +62.0% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +101.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 22.8% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.2% | 20.3% | 66.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 49.1% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 2 Chile 90.9% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 80.2% compare
- 4 Philippines 78.1% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Uruguay was 100.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.4%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release