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 0.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay stood at 0.7%.
The figure is down 25.6% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay peaked at 11.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2022.
Uruguay ranks 43rd of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -18.6% |
| 2002 | 4.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.3% | +175.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -64.6% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -15.6% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -66.7% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -25.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 57% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.2%, 34% of 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 | +175.7% | 4.1% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.0% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 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 0.7% 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 11.3% 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 0.7% in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 46 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 down 81.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release