Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uruguay
Uruguay: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uruguay, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uruguay stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uruguay peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 76th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -38.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +61.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +32.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -40.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 73 Dominican Republic 0.5% compare
- 74 Maldives 0.5% compare
- 75 Ireland 0.5% compare
- 77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5% compare
- 78 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 79 Thailand 0.4% 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Uruguay?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Uruguay was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Uruguay ranks 76th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release