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 10.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay is 10.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay peaked at 10.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.0% | — |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -53.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | — |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -44.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +42.3% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +40.5% |
| 2022 | 8.9% | +71.2% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +12.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 10.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 3.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 0.0% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 5.2% | 10.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 14 Mexico 13.4% compare
- 15 Nigeria 11.0% compare
- 16 El Salvador 10.2% compare
- 18 Bangladesh 9.3% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 9.1% compare
- 20 Lesotho 8.7% compare
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 10.0% in 2023, 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 10.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 44.9%. 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, rural, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release