Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 26.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay is 26.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.9% on the previous year and up 2,017.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 26.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 19th of 24 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +158.3% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | -22.6% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | -52.2% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +34.4% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +35.1% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -84.3% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | +716.3% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +18.4% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | +41.6% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 6.0% | 15.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 1.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 21.5% | 26.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 16 Jordan 30.7% compare
- 17 Philippines 28.3% compare
- 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 26.7% compare
- 20 Nigeria 17.3% compare
- 21 India 13.0% compare
- 22 Bangladesh 11.2% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay was 26.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 19th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,017.5%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release