Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female was 78.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
78.8%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
17th
of 42 countries
All-time high
78.8%
in 2018
All-time low
69.7%
in 2013
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay, 2008–2018

0204060802008201320182008: 71.8 %2009: 72.5 %2010: 71.4 %2011: 70.5 %2012: 71.7 %2013: 69.7 %2014: 73.7 %2015: 75.2 %2016: 74.1 %2017: 77 %2018: 78.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 78.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 78.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2013.

Uruguay ranks 17th of 42 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.

Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 71.8% —
2009 72.5% +1.0%
2010 71.4% -1.4%
2011 70.5% -1.3%
2012 71.7% +1.7%
2013 69.7% -2.8%
2014 73.7% +5.7%
2015 75.2% +2.0%
2016 74.1% -1.5%
2017 77.0% +4.0%
2018 78.8% +2.3%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 78.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.1%, 90% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 78.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.2%, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.1% 71.8% 72.5% 2
2010s 73.6% 69.7% 78.8% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 14 Venezuela 85.2% compare
  2. 15 Paraguay 82.7% compare
  3. 16 Colombia 80.0% compare
  4. 18 Costa Rica 75.4% compare
  5. 19 El Salvador 75.1% compare
  6. 20 Kenya 74.9% compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female in Uruguay was 78.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female?
Uruguay ranks 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 391 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/