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 1.11 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, 2000–2024
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 1.11 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 66.5% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay peaked at 1.49 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.3548 GPIA, in 2021.
That places Uruguay 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.873 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8654 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.678 GPIA | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8269 GPIA | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7292 GPIA | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6667 GPIA | -33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6842 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7059 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6809 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6531 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.49 GPIA | +128.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7955 GPIA | -46.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6744 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7027 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6364 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6129 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6667 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3548 GPIA | -46.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5556 GPIA | +56.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6667 GPIA | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 1.11 GPIA | +66.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.11 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7606 GPIA, 1.5× 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 | +128.5% | 0.6531 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7904 GPIA | 0.6667 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7621 GPIA | 0.6129 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6719 GPIA | 0.3548 GPIA | 1.11 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 1.11 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 1.49 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 10th out of 35 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 39.6%. 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, urban, 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