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 0.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.8% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay peaked at 5.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 27th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | -22.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -23.9% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +35.7% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -51.2% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +33.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +93.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -69.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 0.8% | 2.9% | 3 |
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 0.8% 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 5.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 30 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 down 70.7%. 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, second 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