Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 2.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
2.2%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
59th
of 67 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2019
All-time low
1.5%
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 %.
Analysis
In 2019, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay stood at 2.2%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 59th out of 67 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +16.3% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 16.7%, 13% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.5%, 64% of 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 2.2% 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 2.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 67 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 51.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release