Completion rate, upper secondary … Completion gender GPIA adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary … Completion gender GPIA adjusted was 1.19 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay stood at 1.19 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay peaked at 1.44 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.679 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary … Completion gender GPIA adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.44 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.4 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.27 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.33 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.29 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.33 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 1.26 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.34 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.679 GPIA | -48.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3 GPIA | +91.7% |
| 2015 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.32 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.27 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.25 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.28 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.31 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.27 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.19 GPIA | -6.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.19 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary … Completion gender GPIA adjusted 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 | +91.7% | 0.679 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA |
| 2013 | -48.3% | 1.31 GPIA | 0.679 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 0.679 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 4 |
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, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender in Uruguay was 1.19 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.679 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release