Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.0581 LPIA in 2019. βΌ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.0581 LPIA
Change on year
down 45.9%
World rank
59th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3095 LPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.0581 LPIA
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013β2019
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Uruguay, 2013β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay is 0.0581 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 45.9% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 59th out of 59 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 56 Vietnam 0.0873 LPIA
- 57 Moldova, Republic of 0.0717 LPIA compare
- 58 Senegal 0.0708 LPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay was 0.0581 LPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3095 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0581 LPIA in 2019.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 59 countries with data for 2019.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release