Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating female was 25.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay stood at 25.5%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 415.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay peaked at 35.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2010.
That places Uruguay 22nd out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … graduating female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35.5% | — |
| 2008 | 29.9% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -77.7% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +268.9% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -72.6% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | +276.7% |
| 2023 | 25.5% | -1.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 25.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.5%, 2.0× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 25.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 22.2% | 35.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 5.0% | 21.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 6.9% | 26.0% | 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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay was 25.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 415.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release