UIS: North America and Western Europe vs Uruguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
UIS: North America and Western Europe
26.2%
in 2024
Uruguay
28.4%
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
68th
Uruguay rank
70th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 28.4% against 26.2% in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 70th of 221 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, UIS: North America and Western Europe averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.7% | 18.8% | 10.9% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 21.6% | 6.5% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 25.8% | 1.6% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 28.4% | 1.9% | Uruguay |
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, UIS: North America and Western Europe or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 28.4% against 26.2% in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between UIS: North America and Western Europe and Uruguay?
- 2.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for UIS: North America and Western Europe and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do UIS: North America and Western Europe and Uruguay rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 70th 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 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