Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Uruguay
Uruguay: Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics was 1.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay is 1.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.6% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay peaked at 4.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 105th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates … female Natural Mathematics Statistics in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.0% | — |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -31.5% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +44.0% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -29.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6%, 39% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.1%, 85% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.3% | 4.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 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 tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Uruguay was 1.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Uruguay ranks 105th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release