Uruguay vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Uruguay
16.0%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
7.8%
in 2024
Uruguay rank
7th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
5th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Uruguay
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.0% against 7.8% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.0 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Uruguay ranks 7th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th of 83 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 3.6% | 15.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 4.6% | 5.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 6.4% | 7.4% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 6.5% | 11.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in, Uruguay or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Uruguay, at 16.0% against 7.8% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 8.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 7th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 5th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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