Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.3353 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3353 LPIA
World rank
52nd
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.3353 LPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.1971 LPIA
in 2015
Years of data
8
2013–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.3353 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay peaked at 0.3353 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1971 LPIA, in 2015.
Uruguay ranks 52nd of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2076 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2146 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1971 LPIA | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2589 LPIA | +31.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2528 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2504 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2291 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3353 LPIA | +46.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.3353 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5085 LPIA, 66% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.3353 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.279 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2301 LPIA | 0.1971 LPIA | 0.2589 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.3353 LPIA | 0.3353 LPIA | 0.3353 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay was 0.3353 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3353 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1971 LPIA in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 52nd out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release