Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 66.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 66.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay peaked at 66.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.6% | — |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 45.9% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 48.3% | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5% | 34.6% | 48.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 38.4% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.9% | 66.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,616 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay was 66.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 20th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release