Puerto Rico vs Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Puerto Rico
15.2%
in 2023
Uruguay
20.7%
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
9th
Uruguay rank
6th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Puerto Rico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 20.7% against 15.2% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 5.5%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Puerto Rico's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 88 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 9.4% | 9.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 15.7% | 14.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 20.7% | 5.5% | 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, Puerto Rico or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 20.7% against 15.2% in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in between Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 5.5%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uruguay?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Puerto Rico ranks 9th 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