Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 65.5% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay peaked at 65.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1975.
That places Uruguay 72nd out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.4% | — |
| 1985 | 38.9% | +66.1% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 38.9% | 38.9% | 38.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 48.5% | 60.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 50.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 62.5% | 65.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay was 65.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.