Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 127.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Uruguay, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Uruguay is 127.1%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Uruguay peaked at 127.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 104.2%, in 1995.
That places Uruguay 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 104.2% | — |
| 1998 | 113.8% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 107.4% | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 112.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 114.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 116.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 118.5% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 116.1% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 111.7% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 113.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 104.6% | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 111.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 117.0% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 114.4% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 127.5% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 127.1% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108.5% | 104.2% | 113.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 113.6% | 104.6% | 118.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 123.0% | 114.4% | 127.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Uruguay?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Uruguay was 127.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 127.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 104.2% in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.