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. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 41.5% on the previous year and down 84.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay peaked at 7.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2024.
That places Uruguay 45th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.2% | -17.5% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +51.5% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | -40.7% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +29.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -71.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -41.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.3%, 55% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.6%, 27% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.7% | 3.1% | 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 7.4% 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 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Uruguay ranks 45th 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 84.0%. 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, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release