Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 66.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay stood at 66.0%.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 76.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2014.
That places Uruguay 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, richest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 38.2% | — |
| 2009 | 44.0% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 27.6% | -46.6% |
| 2015 | 41.9% | +51.8% |
| 2016 | 52.4% | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 34.6% | -40.9% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | +51.9% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 38.2% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 27.6% | 58.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 66.0% | 76.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay was 66.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 76.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release