Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA was 0.1978 LPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.1978 LPIA
Change on year
up 35.2%
World rank
48th
of 56 countries
All-time high
0.1978 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.0912 LPIA
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 LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay is 0.1978 LPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 37.3% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 48th of 56 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female Master location LPIA in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.144 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.1844 LPIA | +28.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1108 LPIA | -39.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1444 LPIA | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0912 LPIA | -36.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1464 LPIA | +60.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1978 LPIA | +35.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.1978 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4906 LPIA, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.1978 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1978 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (7 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 0.1978 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 0.1978 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0912 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 48th out of 56 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 37.3%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release