Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay

Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 57.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
57.3%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
16th
of 29 countries
All-time high
57.3%
in 2018
All-time low
39.1%
in 2013
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay, 2008–2018

02040602008201320182008: 44 %2009: 46.8 %2010: 44.3 %2011: 48.6 %2012: 48.8 %2013: 39.1 %2014: 46.8 %2015: 47.8 %2016: 51.9 %2017: 52.2 %2018: 57.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay is 57.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay peaked at 57.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 2013.

That places Uruguay 16th out of 29 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.

Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%) in Uruguay, 2008 to 2018.
Year % Change
2008 44.0% —
2009 46.8% +6.5%
2010 44.3% -5.4%
2011 48.6% +9.6%
2012 48.8% +0.5%
2013 39.1% -19.9%
2014 46.8% +19.8%
2015 47.8% +1.9%
2016 51.9% +8.8%
2017 52.2% +0.5%
2018 57.3% +9.8%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 57.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.4%, 76% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.4% 44.0% 46.8% 2
2010s 48.5% 39.1% 57.3% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Costa Rica 69.1% compare
  2. 14 Dominican Republic 67.0% compare
  3. 15 Mexico 66.0% compare
  4. 17 Guatemala 46.7% compare
  5. 18 Honduras 44.5% compare
  6. 19 Ghana 39.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Uruguay was 57.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 2013.
How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 309 data points, 1999–2019
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/