Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 55.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 55.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 55.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 61st of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.3% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 34.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 37.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 40.8% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 27.4% | 34.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 33.8% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 48.5% | 55.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay was 55.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 61st out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release