Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
57th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2013
All-time low
0.2%
in 2015
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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Uruguay is 0.3%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
That places Uruguay 57th out of 60 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.7%, 4% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 27% of the median. (9 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 0.3% 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 0.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Uruguay ranks 57th out of 60 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 down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release