Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay
Uruguay: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 40.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay stood at 40.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay peaked at 49.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 33rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 49.5% | — |
| 2008 | 47.8% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 40.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 40.0% | -14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.3% | 44.6% | 49.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 42.6% | 45.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 40.0% | 47.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay was 40.0% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 49.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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