Mexico vs Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Mexico
25.7%
in 2024
Uruguay
20.7%
in 2023
Mexico rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
6th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 25.7% against 20.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Mexico ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 6th of 88 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 20.1% | 6.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 12.0% | 5.4% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.5% | 3.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 21.4% | 0.7% | 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, Mexico or Uruguay?
- Mexico, at 25.7% against 20.7% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 5.0%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Mexico ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 6th of 88 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, both sexes (%). 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