Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 29.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 29.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% on the previous year and up 2,156.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 31.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 18th of 21 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 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +116.9% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | -14.0% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | -43.0% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +55.8% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -85.6% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +959.8% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | +64.6% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 8.5% | 19.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 1.3% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.7% | 24.8% | 31.6% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- 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)
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 29.6% 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 31.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 21 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 2,156.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release