Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay stood at 7.1%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 14.5% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay peaked at 30.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 150th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 19.7% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 21.2% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 24.2% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 30.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 28.2% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 19.9% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 14.5% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 8.3% | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | -14.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.2%, 47% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9% | 18.7% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 16.3% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 7.1% | 14.5% | 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, male in Uruguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay was 7.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Uruguay ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release