Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 5.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 5.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uruguay peaked at 25.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 160th of 206 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, both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | -15.4% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 15.3% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 13.3% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 5.7% | 11.7% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uruguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Uruguay was 5.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Uruguay ranks 160th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release