Uruguay vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in
Uruguay
20.7%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
6.6%
in 2024
Uruguay rank
6th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
8th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in over time
- Uruguay
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 20.7% against 6.6% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 14.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 6th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th of 88 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 | 20.1% | 3.3% | 16.8% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 4.0% | 7.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 5.4% | 12.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 5.4% | 16.0% | 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 20.7% against 6.6% 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?
- 14.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 24 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 6th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th 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