Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 79.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay is 79.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 86.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 17th 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 | 53.0% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 60.0% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 63.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 69.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +46.8% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | -26.0% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 69.7% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 82.8% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4% | 53.0% | 65.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 59.2% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 79.1% | 85.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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, richest quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Uruguay was 79.1% 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 86.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 17th 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 9.0%. 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, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release