Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 12.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay, 1984–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 12.3% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay peaked at 12.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2007.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 6.3% | — |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -49.6% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +59.6% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 12.3% | +20.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 12.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 12.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.3%, 5.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +59.6% | 3.7% | 5.9% |
| 2007 | -49.6% | 7.3% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.7% | 6.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.2% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 10.2% | 12.3% | 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- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Uruguay was 12.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release