Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay is 10.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay peaked at 11.5% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 106th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.9% | — |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +21.8% |
| 1996 | 9.0% | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +28.2% |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -41.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +9.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 10.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 31% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 10.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.0% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.6% | 10.5% | 3 |
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 10.5% 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 11.5% in 1998.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 106th out of 129 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 9.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release