Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduates Services both sexes 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 … graduates Services both sexes 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% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 52% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 49% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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