Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay
Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9598 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay stood at 0.9598 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.4% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3548 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.64 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.6567 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6964 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.717 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6731 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.43 GPIA | +112.8% |
| 2014 | 0.766 GPIA | -46.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6304 GPIA | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6905 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5676 GPIA | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5937 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6667 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3548 GPIA | -46.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5 GPIA | +40.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8462 GPIA | +69.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9598 GPIA | +13.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.9598 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 GPIA, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.9598 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9464 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +112.8% | 0.6731 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6483 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 0.6567 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7434 GPIA | 0.5676 GPIA | 1.43 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6652 GPIA | 0.3548 GPIA | 0.9598 GPIA | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay was 0.9598 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3548 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release