Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4593 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay is 0.4593 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay peaked at 0.4838 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.143 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 49th out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3885 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.3412 LPIA | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3559 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.143 LPIA | -59.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4838 LPIA | +238.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3786 LPIA | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3731 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4158 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4136 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4098 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4133 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3988 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4113 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3831 LPIA | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3982 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4593 LPIA | +15.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.4593 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.4593 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2932 LPIA, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education 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 | +238.4% | 0.143 LPIA | 0.4838 LPIA |
| 2009 | -59.8% | 0.3559 LPIA | 0.143 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3885 LPIA | 0.3885 LPIA | 0.3885 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.28 LPIA | 0.143 LPIA | 0.3559 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4081 LPIA | 0.3731 LPIA | 0.4838 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4288 LPIA | 0.3982 LPIA | 0.4593 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 0.4593 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 0.4838 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.143 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 49th out of 87 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 11.0%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release