Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.5915 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.5915 modelled data
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
172nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.7373 modelled data
in 2005
All-time low
0.5783 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Uruguay stood at 0.5915 modelled data.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Uruguay peaked at 0.7373 modelled data in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5783 modelled data, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 172nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.631 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.6447 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6604 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.69 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7231 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7373 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7355 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7186 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7076 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7021 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7077 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7108 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7034 modelled data | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.695 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7077 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7131 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6927 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6683 modelled data | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6519 modelled data | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6258 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6069 modelled data | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6016 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6126 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5979 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5783 modelled data | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5915 modelled data | +2.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.5915 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8519 modelled data, 69% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.5915 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.886 modelled data, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.695 modelled data | 0.631 modelled data | 0.7373 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6877 modelled data | 0.6258 modelled data | 0.7131 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5981 modelled data | 0.5783 modelled data | 0.6126 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 169 Sao Tome and Principe 0.641 modelled data compare
- 170 Jordan 0.6381 modelled data compare
- 171 Timor-Leste 0.6061 modelled data compare
- 173 Bhutan 0.5751 modelled data compare
- 174 New Zealand 0.575 modelled data compare
- 175 Gambia 0.5694 modelled data 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Uruguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Uruguay was 0.5915 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7373 modelled data in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5783 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Uruguay ranks 172nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release