Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay

Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 73.4% in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
73.4%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
22nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
73.4%
in 2018
All-time low
59.5%
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay, 2000–2018

0204060802000200920182000: 59.5 %2001: 59.8 %2002: 63.5 %2003: 63.2 %2004: 61.2 %2005: 63.9 %2008: 66.4 %2009: 66.5 %2010: 63.7 %2011: 65.2 %2012: 66 %2013: 63.3 %2014: 67.8 %2015: 68.9 %2016: 69.7 %2017: 72.5 %2018: 73.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay stood at 73.4%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 73.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2000.

Uruguay ranks 22nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.0% 59.5% 66.5% 8
2010s 67.8% 63.3% 73.4% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 19 Zimbabwe 78.2% compare
  2. 20 Costa Rica 75.4% compare
  3. 21 Nepal 75.3% compare
  4. 23 Zambia 72.1% compare
  5. 24 Honduras 71.3% compare
  6. 25 Bangladesh 67.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay?
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Uruguay was 73.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 392 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/