Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural was 2.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay, 1996–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
The figure is down 38.6% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Uruguay peaked at 6.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 86th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.6% | — |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -67.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | — |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -38.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 2.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.5%, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 44% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … attainment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -100.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 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 2.1% 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 6.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 86th out of 95 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 down 30.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release