Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 40.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 40.0% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Uruguay peaked at 49.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 33rd of 113 countries on this measure, 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 | 47.3% | 44.6% | 49.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 44.0% | 42.6% | 45.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 40.0% | 47.1% | 4 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (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 40.0% 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 49.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 113 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 9.7%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release