Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 1.67 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay, 1996–2023
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 1.67 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay peaked at 2 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6952 GPIA, in 1996.
Uruguay ranks 1st of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.6952 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 1.47 GPIA | +111.6% |
| 2008 | 1.6 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 2 GPIA | +25.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6 GPIA | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.53 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.55 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.6 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.59 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.57 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.55 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.5 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1.67 GPIA | +11.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.67 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.67 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.18 GPIA, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … completed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +111.6% | 0.6952 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6952 GPIA | 0.6952 GPIA | 0.6952 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.69 GPIA | 1.47 GPIA | 2 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.56 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 1.6 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.67 GPIA | 1.67 GPIA | 1.67 GPIA | 1 |
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 1.67 GPIA in 2023, 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 2 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6952 GPIA in 1996.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release