Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 49.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 49.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Uruguay peaked at 49.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 59th 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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.0% | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | +47.5% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.0% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.2% | 19.7% | 29.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 28.2% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 39.9% | 49.3% | 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, male in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Uruguay was 49.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release