Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 65.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Uruguay stood at 65.1%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 136.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Uruguay peaked at 65.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 30 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, middle quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.5% | — |
| 2001 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 41.9% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 27.6% | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | +64.6% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 65.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 30.5% | 40.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 27.6% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 62.6% | 65.1% | 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, middle quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Uruguay was 65.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.0%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release