Chile vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Chile
0.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
0.3%
in 2023
Chile rank
34th
Uruguay rank
37th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Chile
- Uruguay
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.7% against 0.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Chile's figure about 2.3 times Uruguay's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 37 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 3.6% | 2.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 3.3% | 2.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Chile or Uruguay?
- Chile, at 0.7% against 0.3% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Chile and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uruguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Chile ranks 34th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release