Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 124.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
124.9%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 188 countries
All-time high
125.2%
in 2017
All-time low
91.4%
in 1998
Years of data
16
1995–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Uruguay, 1995–2018

0501001501995200620181995: 93.2 %1998: 91.4 %1999: 100.4 %2000: 106.7 %2001: 107.8 %2002: 110.9 %2003: 110.9 %2004: 107.7 %2005: 102.1 %2006: 104.3 %2007: 97 %2008: 104.1 %2009: 108.9 %2010: 107.4 %2017: 125.2 %2018: 124.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Uruguay stood at 124.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Uruguay peaked at 125.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 91.4%, in 1998.

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, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) in Uruguay, 1995 to 2018.
Year % Change
1995 93.2%
1998 91.4% -2.0%
1999 100.4% +9.9%
2000 106.7% +6.3%
2001 107.8% +1.1%
2002 110.9% +2.8%
2003 110.9% +0.0%
2004 107.7% -2.9%
2005 102.1% -5.3%
2006 104.3% +2.2%
2007 97.0% -7.0%
2008 104.1% +7.3%
2009 108.9% +4.6%
2010 107.4% -1.4%
2017 125.2% +16.6%
2018 124.9% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 95.0% 91.4% 100.4% 3
2000s 106.0% 97.0% 110.9% 10
2010s 119.1% 107.4% 125.2% 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 3 Algeria 136.8% compare
  2. 4 Netherlands 135.4% compare
  3. 5 Argentina 131.0% compare
  4. 7 Thailand 124.5% compare
  5. 8 Antigua and Barbuda 124.2% compare
  6. 9 Grenada 123.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Uruguay?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Uruguay was 124.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 125.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 91.4% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
Uruguay ranks 6th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,599 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.