Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 77.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 77.9% for lower secondary completion rate, total in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Uruguay peaked at 92.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1998.
That places Uruguay 123rd 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 61.4% | — |
| 2001 | 69.4% | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 74.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 70.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +30.5% |
| 2021 | 64.4% | -30.3% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +35.9% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | -11.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +35.9% | 64.4% | 87.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.4% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 67.4% | 74.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 70.8% | 92.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 64.4% | 87.5% | 3 |
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Uruguay?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Uruguay was 77.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Uruguay ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, total (% 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.