Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.6573 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay stood at 0.6573 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 0.6573 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.347 LPIA, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 56th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5034 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.4415 LPIA | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.412 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.347 LPIA | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4907 LPIA | +41.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4676 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4675 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.523 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4925 LPIA | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4914 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5227 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5391 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5284 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5329 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5728 LPIA | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5956 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.623 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6573 LPIA | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5034 LPIA | 0.5034 LPIA | 0.5034 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4002 LPIA | 0.347 LPIA | 0.4415 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5056 LPIA | 0.4675 LPIA | 0.5391 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6122 LPIA | 0.5728 LPIA | 0.6573 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 53 Philippines 0.6987 LPIA compare
- 54 Bangladesh 0.6729 LPIA compare
- 55 Kenya 0.664 LPIA compare
- 57 India 0.6557 LPIA compare
- 58 Indonesia 0.6516 LPIA compare
- 59 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6427 LPIA compare
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay was 0.6573 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6573 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.347 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 56th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release