Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 0.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 107th of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1% | — |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +55.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -47.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +61.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +22.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +40.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +30.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (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 0.2% 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 0.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Uruguay ranks 107th out of 111 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 5.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services 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