Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 42.1%
World rank
55th
of 57 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2013–2019
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Uruguay, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay stood at 0.5%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.1% on the previous year and up 122.3% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 55th out of 57 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master rural s in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +56.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -31.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +73.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +42.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.2%, 6% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 38% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
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 master's or equivalent in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay was 0.5% 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 0.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 57 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 up 122.3%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release