Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay
Uruguay: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.03 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.03
Change on year
down 25.7%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.57
in 2019
All-time low
0.6065
in 1995
Years of data
30
1979–2023
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay, 1979–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay stood at 1.03.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 1.57 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6065, in 1995.
Uruguay ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.669 | — |
| 1980 | 0.7255 | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7088 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7582 | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8717 | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7018 | -19.5% |
| 1992 | 0.68 | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7252 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6065 | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7806 | +28.7% |
| 1999 | 0.897 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9154 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9103 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7995 | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6715 | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8625 | +28.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9637 | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 1.03 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.38 | +33.9% |
| 2013 | 1.43 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.47 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.42 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.49 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.51 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.57 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.4 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.39 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.03 | -25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.669 | 0.669 | 0.669 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.766 | 0.7088 | 0.8717 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.7319 | 0.6065 | 0.897 | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8787 | 0.6715 | 1.03 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.57 | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.32 | 1.03 | 1.45 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.13 compare
- 20 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.09 compare
- 21 Dominican Republic 1.04 compare
- 23 Honduras 0.989 compare
- 24 El Salvador 0.9687 compare
- 25 British Virgin Islands 0.9439 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay was 1.03 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 2019.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6065 in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Uruguay ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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