Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Uruguay
Uruguay: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 13.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Uruguay, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Uruguay is 13.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Uruguay peaked at 13.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 95th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 10.2% | 13.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 13.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.4% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.5% | 13.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.1% (2023)
- Labor force, female 45.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Uruguay?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Uruguay was 13.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.