Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay is 24.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 24.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.7% | — |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +62.8% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +38.6% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -21.9% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +29.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 24.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 24.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.4%, 91% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.6% | 10.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 12.5% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 18.5% | 24.0% | 4 |
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 upper secondary education or in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay was 24.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 72nd out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release