Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 11.7% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay, 2007β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay stood at 11.7%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay peaked at 19.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 113th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 11.7% | 13.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 15.6% | 19.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 11.7% | 18.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 110 Dominican Republic 12.6% compare
- 111 Niger 12.3% compare
- 112 Macau, China 12.0% compare
- 114 Ethiopia 11.2%
- 115 Bangladesh 11.1% compare
- 116 Botswana 10.9% 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 science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay was 11.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Uruguay ranks 113th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release