Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 2.3% in 2019. β² Rising
Latest (2019)
2.3%
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
58th
of 78 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 2019
All-time low
1.4%
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013β2019
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Uruguay, 2013β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay is 2.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 58th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 55 Costa Rica 2.7% compare
- 56 South Africa 2.5% compare
- 57 Bangladesh 2.4% compare
- 59 Mexico 2.3% compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 2.2% compare
- 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.1% 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 2.3% 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 2.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 58th out of 78 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 61.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release