Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male was 62.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.4%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
76th
of 97 countries
All-time high
62.6%
in 2022
All-time low
42.9%
in 1996
Years of data
24
1996–2024
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 62.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 62.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 1996.
Uruguay ranks 76th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 42.9% | — |
| 2000 | 44.6% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 46.6% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 54.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 62.4% | +1.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 62.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 94.9%, 66% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 62.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69.7%, 90% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.9% | 42.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 44.6% | 52.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 50.1% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 61.3% | 62.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 73 El Salvador 64.2% compare
- 74 Pakistan 63.2% compare
- 75 Dominican Republic 63.0% compare
- 77 Bangladesh 61.7% compare
- 78 Costa Rica 57.9% compare
- 79 Malawi 55.7% compare
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 62.4% 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 62.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 1996.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 76th out of 97 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 16.4%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release