Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.3% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay peaked at 8.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 88th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.4% | — |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -31.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +167.9% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +44.6% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -37.3% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -55.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 2.9% | 8.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 1.8% | 8.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 85 British Virgin Islands 2.0% compare
- 86 Mauritius 2.0% compare
- 87 Morocco 1.9% compare
- 89 United Arab Emirates 1.8% compare
- 90 Madagascar 1.8% compare
- 91 Burkina Faso 1.7% compare
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 1.8% 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 8.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Uruguay ranks 88th 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 down 38.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release