Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) was 125.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 125.2% for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in 2023.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Uruguay peaked at 128.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 14th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.1% | — |
| 1971 | 64.9% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 66.7% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 68.9% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 61.4% | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 61.2% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 90.1% | +47.3% |
| 1995 | 92.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 104.8% | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 102.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 102.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 106.7% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 111.8% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 117.1% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 115.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 109.8% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 109.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.1% | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 93.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 106.6% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 122.8% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 124.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 126.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 123.2% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 127.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 128.7% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 125.2% | -2.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 125.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.3%, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 125.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.3%, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +47.3% | 61.2% | 90.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.5% | 61.2% | 68.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 97.4% | 90.1% | 104.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 105.4% | 92.1% | 117.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 120.0% | 106.6% | 126.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 126.1% | 123.2% | 128.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Uruguay?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Uruguay was 125.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 128.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release