Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay is 65.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 65.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 73rd of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.4% | — |
| 1985 | 38.9% | +66.1% |
| 1996 | 43.6% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 60.2% | +38.1% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 50.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 54.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 58.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +2.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 65.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 71% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 65.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.4%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +66.1% | 23.4% | 38.9% |
| 2003 | +38.1% | 43.6% | 60.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 23.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 38.9% | 38.9% | 38.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 43.6% | 43.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 48.5% | 60.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 50.6% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 62.5% | 65.5% | 4 |
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 lower secondary education or in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay was 65.5% 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 65.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 132 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 19.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release