Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female was 7.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay is 7.2%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 31.2% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay peaked at 13.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 109th out of 122 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.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.4% | — |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -31.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.0%, 51% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.2%, 70% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.4% | 9.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.8% | 13.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.2% | 13.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
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 7.2% 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 13.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Uruguay ranks 109th out of 122 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 33.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release