Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Uruguay
Uruguay: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 20.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Uruguay, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 20.7% for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Uruguay peaked at 20.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2003.
Uruguay ranks 35th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.8% | — |
| 2000 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -17.2% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +34.8% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 14.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 18.9% | 20.7% | 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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Uruguay?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Uruguay was 20.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2003.
- How does Uruguay rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Uruguay ranks 35th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release