Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 1.18 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.18 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
16th
of 77 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
1.03 GPIA
in 2013
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay stood at 1.18 GPIA.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 16th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.15 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.19 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +4.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9194 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (11 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 1.18 GPIA 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 1.19 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 77 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 14.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release