Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 15.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 87.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Uruguay peaked at 15.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 59th out of 86 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2% | 7.8% | 14.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (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 15.5% 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 15.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 86 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 87.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release