Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 79.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay is 79.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 144.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay peaked at 79.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 17th of 37 countries on this measure, 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 | 49.0% | — |
| 2001 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 46.2% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 52.3% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 57.7% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | -43.6% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +78.5% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +17.3% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 46.2% | 59.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 32.5% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 74.2% | 79.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 79.6% 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 79.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 37 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 144.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release