Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 88.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 88.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 88.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 5th of 21 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 21.5% | — |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +54.0% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +55.9% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 44.1% | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | -45.1% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +65.3% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | +24.5% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +111.7% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 21.5% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 38.8% | 24.2% | 51.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 70.3% | 88.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,616 (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 88.7% 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 88.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 21 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 101.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release