Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 116.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 116.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 116.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1995.
Uruguay ranks 24th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 67.3% | — |
| 1996 | 70.0% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 86.6% | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 103.4% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 102.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 82.9% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | -18.3% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 101.7% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 104.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 109.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 114.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 116.6% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.3% | 67.3% | 80.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 67.7% | 103.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.2% | 91.8% | 116.6% | 9 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 202,346 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay was 116.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 116.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 24th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.