Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay stood at 48.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 54th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 22.5% | — |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 24.0% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 20.7% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 29.9% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 43.1% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 20.7% | 25.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 27.4% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 43.1% | 48.5% | 4 |
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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)
- 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 48.5% 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 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 54th out of 94 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 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release