Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay is 7.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay peaked at 7.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 66th of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.6% | — |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -58.8% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +221.7% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +23.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 27% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.8%, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +221.7% | 1.7% | 5.5% |
| 2009 | -58.8% | 4.2% | 1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay was 7.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 66th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release