Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 60.7% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay stood at 60.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay peaked at 60.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 88th of 132 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.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 24.1% | — |
| 1985 | 35.4% | +46.8% |
| 1996 | 40.7% | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +42.8% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 24.1% | 24.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 45.6% | 58.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 48.2% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 59.3% | 60.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 202,346 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay was 60.7% 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 60.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 132 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 17.8%. 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+, male (%) (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.