Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile was 53.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Uruguay is 53.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% on the previous year and up 413.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Uruguay peaked at 53.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 19th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 25.5% | — |
| 2009 | 21.9% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 23.8% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | -19.9% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | -54.3% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | +188.5% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +20.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 53.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.6%, 61% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 53.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 71.2%, 74% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary … upper second female quintile in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +188.5% | 10.3% | 29.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.9% | 25.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 10.3% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 43.9% | 53.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female in Uruguay was 53.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female?
- Uruguay ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 413.0%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release