Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uruguay is 4.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uruguay peaked at 21.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
That places Uruguay 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 15.8% | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 18.8% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -13.6% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -13.7% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -12.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 78% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.1%, 23% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 11.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 10.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.2% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 163 Kazakhstan 4.4% compare
- 164 Costa Rica 4.3% compare
- 164 Turks and Caicos Islands 4.3% compare
- 167 United States of America 4.1% compare
- 168 Mongolia 4.0% compare
- 169 Curaçao 3.7% compare
- 169 Czechia 3.7% 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, female in Uruguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Uruguay was 4.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Uruguay ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release