Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%) (upper) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%) (upper) was 60.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 60.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Uruguay peaked at 60.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.2%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 54th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, female (%) (upper) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.9% | — |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +50.1% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 46.9% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 58.2% | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 55.5% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 60.6% | +0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 60.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.3%, 67% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 60.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 82.3%, 74% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%) (upper) 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 | +50.1% | 28.2% | 42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | 34.3% | 40.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 28.2% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 55.5% | 60.6% | 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, female in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Uruguay was 60.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.2% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Uruguay ranks 54th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release