Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both was 13.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 13.4% 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 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay peaked at 13.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 67th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.5% | — |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +41.2% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 13.4% | +8.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 13.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.6%, 40% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 13.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.2%, 74% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.4% | 7.5% | 12.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 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 13.4% 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 13.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 67th out of 89 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 72.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release