Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 19.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 19.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 21.2% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Uruguay peaked at 19.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 81st of 113 countries on this measure, 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 both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.5% | — |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -47.5% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +140.8% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -14.8% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 16.1% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | +21.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 19.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 26% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 19.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.9%, 68% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +140.8% | 4.7% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 9.6% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 15.7% | 19.0% | 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 19.0% 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 19.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Uruguay ranks 81st out of 113 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 73.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release