Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female was 66.4% 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 66.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 66.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 65th out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 45.1% | — |
| 2000 | 44.1% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 45.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 46.8% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 46.3% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 53.9% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | +2.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 66.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.1%, 71% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 66.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.8%, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 47.5% | 44.0% | 53.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 51.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 63.6% | 66.4% | 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 66.4% 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 66.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 65th 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 18.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release