Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 38.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper 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 upper secondary in Uruguay is 38.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uruguay peaked at 38.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 98th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.8% | — |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +253.9% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +27.7% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 29.7% | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 35.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 38.2% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 23.7% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 23.5% | 36.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 29.7% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 36.8% | 38.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Uruguay was 38.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 98th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.