Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 128.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Uruguay, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 128.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Uruguay peaked at 128.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 15th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 77.1% | — |
| 1998 | 90.0% | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 96.7% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 101.6% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 108.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 115.1% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 113.3% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 105.3% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 103.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | -25.0% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 104.6% | +39.2% |
| 2017 | 125.7% | +20.2% |
| 2018 | 128.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.2% | 77.1% | 91.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 75.2% | 115.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 119.6% | 104.6% | 128.3% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Uruguay?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Uruguay was 128.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 128.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.