Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 105.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Uruguay, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 105.3% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Uruguay peaked at 105.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 1995.
That places Uruguay 42nd out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 57.8% | — |
| 1998 | 62.3% | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 82.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.4% | +30.6% |
| 2017 | 103.3% | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 105.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.0% | 57.8% | 69.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 60.6% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.0% | 79.4% | 105.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Uruguay?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Uruguay was 105.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 105.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Uruguay ranks 42nd out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.