Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 86.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 86.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 90.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 16th 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, richest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61.3% | — |
| 2001 | 61.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.3% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 66.7% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 67.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 66.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 70.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +15.5% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.8% | 61.3% | 72.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 70.4% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.9% | 86.8% | 88.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 13 Argentina 89.7% compare
- 14 Ghana 88.9% compare
- 15 Philippines 88.4% compare
- 17 El Salvador 84.9% compare
- 18 Mexico 83.7% compare
- 19 Dominican Republic 79.7% 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, richest quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay was 86.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release