Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Uruguay
Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 20.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 20.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in 2023.
The figure is up 56.2% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Uruguay peaked at 59.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2022.
That places Uruguay 27th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 56.1% | — |
| 2009 | 59.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 50.9% | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -68.9% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | +175.8% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +41.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -46.7% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +56.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 20.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.5%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 20.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.3%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +175.8% | 13.5% | 37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 56.1% | 59.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 13.5% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 13.0% | 24.4% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Uruguay?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Uruguay was 20.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. 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, rural, poorest 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