Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.6158 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay stood at 0.6158 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 0.6158 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.273 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 60th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3844 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.3517 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.273 LPIA | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4589 LPIA | +68.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4019 LPIA | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4542 LPIA | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4592 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4514 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4546 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5116 LPIA | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4772 LPIA | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4698 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4687 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6158 LPIA | +31.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.6158 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9132 LPIA, 67% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.6158 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4877 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3364 LPIA | 0.273 LPIA | 0.3844 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4607 LPIA | 0.4019 LPIA | 0.5116 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6158 LPIA | 0.6158 LPIA | 0.6158 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.6562 LPIA compare
- 58 Philippines 0.6445 LPIA compare
- 59 Romania 0.6366 LPIA compare
- 61 Costa Rica 0.6085 LPIA compare
- 62 Greece 0.6078 LPIA compare
- 63 South Africa 0.5792 LPIA compare
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 0.6158 LPIA 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 0.6158 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.273 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 103 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 36.4%. 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, 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