Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.18 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.18 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.8597 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
24
1975–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay stood at 1.18 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.8597 GPIA, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 0.8662 GPIA | -23.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8703 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8597 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9786 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 1.13 GPIA | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9606 GPIA | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 1.17 GPIA | +22.1% |
| 2008 | 1.2 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.18 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.22 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.19 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.17 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8682 GPIA | 0.8662 GPIA | 0.8703 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.8597 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 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 1.18 GPIA 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 1.23 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8597 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 137 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 down 2.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release