Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 40.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay, 2008–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 40.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 40.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 33.1% | 34.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 33.1% | 40.4% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay was 40.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/