Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 63.3% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1975.
That places Uruguay 84th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.7% | — |
| 1985 | 37.2% | +56.9% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | +40.2% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 63.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 69% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 63.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.0%, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both 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 | +56.9% | 23.7% | 37.2% |
| 2003 | +40.2% | 42.3% | 59.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.7% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 37.2% | 37.2% | 37.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.3% | 42.3% | 42.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 47.1% | 59.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 49.5% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 61.0% | 63.3% | 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 63.3% 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 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 84th out of 135 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 18.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release