Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4034 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.4034 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
The figure is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.5408 LPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0767 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 51st out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5408 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2891 LPIA | -46.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2823 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0767 LPIA | -72.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3851 LPIA | +401.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2914 LPIA | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3077 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.349 LPIA | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3367 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3179 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3294 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3172 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3323 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3307 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3015 LPIA | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4034 LPIA | +33.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.4034 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.4034 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2636 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location 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 | +401.9% | 0.0767 LPIA | 0.3851 LPIA |
| 2009 | -72.8% | 0.2823 LPIA | 0.0767 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5408 LPIA | 0.5408 LPIA | 0.5408 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2161 LPIA | 0.0767 LPIA | 0.2891 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3297 LPIA | 0.2914 LPIA | 0.3851 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3524 LPIA | 0.3015 LPIA | 0.4034 LPIA | 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 0.4034 LPIA 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 0.5408 LPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0767 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 51st out of 93 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 19.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release