Lower secondary completion rate, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 72.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, male in Uruguay stood at 72.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Uruguay peaked at 85.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 1998.
That places Uruguay 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.6% | — |
| 2001 | 61.2% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 65.4% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 61.8% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 62.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +38.5% |
| 2021 | 59.5% | -30.5% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 53.6% | 53.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.0% | 59.4% | 67.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 61.8% | 85.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 59.5% | 79.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 121 Cape Verde 74.0% compare
- 122 Micronesia (country) 73.5% compare
- 123 Tunisia 72.8% compare
- 125 Morocco 71.9% compare
- 126 Afghanistan 71.5% compare
- 127 Algeria 71.1% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Uruguay?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Uruguay was 72.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 85.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Uruguay ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.