Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (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