Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 75.1% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Uruguay, 2007β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Uruguay is 75.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Uruguay peaked at 88.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 74th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 86.4% | 88.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 81.0% | 84.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 75.1% | 85.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 71 New Zealand 75.3% compare
- 72 France 75.2% compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 75.2% compare
- 75 Philippines 75.0% compare
- 76 Belize 74.8% compare
- 77 Zimbabwe 74.8% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Uruguay?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Uruguay was 75.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Uruguay ranks 74th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release