New Zealand vs Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
New Zealand
81.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
80.7%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
173rd
Uruguay rank
175th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 81.2% against 80.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 173rd and Uruguay ranks 175th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.7% | 86.1% | 13.7% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 83.5% | 2.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 89.1% | 6.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 82.8% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.1% | 1.4% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 81.2% against 80.7% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.5%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- New Zealand ranks 173rd and Uruguay ranks 175th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 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