UNICEF: World vs Uruguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
UNICEF: World
79.0%
in 2024
Uruguay
71.6%
in 2023
UNICEF: World rank
121st
Uruguay rank
123rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- UNICEF: World
- Uruguay
How they compare
UNICEF: World currently reports 79.0% against 71.6% in Uruguay, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
UNICEF: World ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, UNICEF: World averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | UNICEF: World | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.6% | 81.2% | 8.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 78.4% | 2.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.2% | 3.1% | UNICEF: World |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 71.6% | 6.6% | UNICEF: World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, UNICEF: World or Uruguay?
- UNICEF: World, at 79.0% against 71.6% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between UNICEF: World and Uruguay?
- 7.4%, with UNICEF: World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for UNICEF: World and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do UNICEF: World and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UNICEF: World ranks 121st and Uruguay ranks 123rd of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general 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