Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 63.3% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay is 63.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Uruguay peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 83rd of 134 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 | 23.7% | — |
| 1985 | 37.2% | +56.9% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 47.1% | 59.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.5% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 61.0% | 63.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (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 63.3% 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 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 134 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 18.5%. 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+, total (%) (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.