Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 0.6758 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay is 0.6758 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay peaked at 0.9134 GPIA in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.671 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 103rd out of 153 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9134 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.6863 GPIA | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7758 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8203 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7439 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7457 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7265 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.703 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6787 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.671 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6759 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6741 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6749 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6916 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6836 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6758 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9134 GPIA | 0.9134 GPIA | 0.9134 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7608 GPIA | 0.6863 GPIA | 0.8203 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7077 GPIA | 0.671 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6815 GPIA | 0.6749 GPIA | 0.6916 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay?
- Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay was 0.6758 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9134 GPIA in 1989.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.671 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Uruguay ranks 103rd out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational 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