Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics was 0.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay is 0.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay peaked at 1.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates … adjusted Natural Mathematics Statistics in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.9% | — |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +42.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -20.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 77% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 88 Puerto Rico 0.7% compare
- 89 Netherlands 0.7% compare
- 90 Norway 0.7% compare
- 92 Brazil 0.7% compare
- 93 El Salvador 0.7% compare
- 94 Spain 0.7% compare
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 0.7% 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 1.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Uruguay ranks 91st out of 116 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 down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release