Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 34.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay stood at 34.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 1,441.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay peaked at 34.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 17th out of 25 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, second quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +62.4% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | -28.8% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +32.3% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | -31.5% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -77.8% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +615.7% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +15.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +54.8% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.0% | 16.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 2.3% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 30.5% | 34.9% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Uruguay was 34.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 25 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,441.8%. 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, second quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release