Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.34 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay, 1996β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay is 1.34 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay peaked at 1.37 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.21 GPIA, in 1996.
Uruguay ranks 2nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 1.37 GPIA | 3 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay was 1.34 GPIA 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 1.37 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 99 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 1.4%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release