Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 13.5% 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 13.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.8% 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 13.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 95th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.3% | — |
| 1985 | 8.1% | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | +26.0% |
| 1998 | 13.4% | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -37.5% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +7.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 13.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 36% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 13.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.4% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 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 13.5% 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 13.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 95th 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 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release