Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.4%
Change on year
down 23.0%
World rank
83rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 2023
Years of data
11
2007–2023
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 83rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4% | — |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -23.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 96% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 99% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 80 South Korea 0.4% compare
- 81 Poland 0.4% compare
- 82 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4% compare
- 84 Australia 0.4% compare
- 85 Armenia 0.3% compare
- 86 Switzerland 0.3% compare
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 0.4% 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 0.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 120 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 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release