Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.4869 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.4869 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay peaked at 0.4869 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3052 LPIA, in 2014.
Uruguay ranks 36th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3367 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3052 LPIA | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4153 LPIA | +36.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4275 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4005 LPIA | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4159 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3757 LPIA | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4869 LPIA | +29.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.4869 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6391 LPIA, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.4869 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2605 LPIA, 1.9× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3824 LPIA | 0.3052 LPIA | 0.4275 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4869 LPIA | 0.4869 LPIA | 0.4869 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 0.4869 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 0.4869 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3052 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 36th out of 80 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 59.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release