Uruguay vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Uruguay
64.2%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
76.5%
in 2024
Uruguay rank
129th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
129th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Uruguay
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
WB: Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 76.5% against 64.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.
Uruguay ranks 129th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 129th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Uruguay averaged higher in 1 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.6% | 76.9% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 82.1% | 8.1% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 77.8% | 11.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 77.0% | 12.8% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean |
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, Uruguay or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean, at 76.5% against 64.2% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 12.3%, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 20 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 upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 129th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 129th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). 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