Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay is 31.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 34.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 112th of 140 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.9% | — |
| 1998 | 27.7% | +371.1% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -34.9% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 26.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 31.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.7%, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 31.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.9%, 67% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +371.1% | 5.9% | 27.7% |
| 2006 | -34.9% | 34.2% | 22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 27.3% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 22.2% | 34.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 23.5% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 29.9% | 31.4% | 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 31.4% 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 34.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 112th out of 140 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 26.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release