Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 16.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 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 short-cycle tertiary in Uruguay stood at 16.2%.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uruguay peaked at 16.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 91st of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.8% | — |
| 1985 | 8.9% | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 14.9% | +31.7% |
| 1999 | 14.0% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -30.0% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.8% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.3% | 14.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.4% | 14.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 11.2% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.1% | 16.4% | 3 |
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 short-cycle tertiary in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Uruguay was 16.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Uruguay ranks 91st out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.