Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Uruguay

Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe was 42.8% in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
42.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 29 countries
All-time high
42.8%
in 2017
All-time low
27.3%
in 2008
Years of data
11
2008–2018

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

0102030402008201320182008: 27.3 %2009: 29.8 %2010: 29.7 %2011: 30.7 %2012: 33.6 %2013: 39 %2014: 34.2 %2015: 35 %2016: 39.5 %2017: 42.8 %2018: 42.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Uruguay is 42.8%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Uruguay peaked at 42.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2008.

Uruguay ranks 16th of 29 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.6% 27.3% 29.8% 2
2010s 36.4% 29.7% 42.8% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 13 Paraguay 55.9% compare
  2. 14 El Salvador 55.3% compare
  3. 15 Nigeria 49.4% compare
  4. 17 Honduras 34.8% compare
  5. 18 Ghana 29.3% compare
  6. 19 Bangladesh 27.1% compare

See the full ranking of 29 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Uruguay?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe in Uruguay was 42.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2008.
How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe?
Uruguay ranks 16th out of 29 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexe rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle 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/