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 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay peaked at 5.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2025.
That places Uruguay 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 4.5% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -13.3% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.0% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 6 |
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 1.1% in 2025, 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 5.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Uruguay ranks 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release