School enrollment, tertiary in Uruguay
Uruguay: School enrollment, tertiary was 80.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, tertiary in Uruguay stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Uruguay peaked at 80.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 1974.
Uruguay ranks 30th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 12.0% | — |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +22.5% |
| 1977 | 17.3% | +17.8% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 15.5% | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 17.3% | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 22.5% | +30.3% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 29.3% | +22.1% |
| 1990 | 30.1% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 30.8% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 28.1% | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 39.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 64.9% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +4.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 80.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.5%, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 80.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.6%, 2.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 12.0% | 17.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 15.5% | 29.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 28.1% | 35.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 43.8% | 33.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 51.9% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 64.9% | 80.0% | 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 school enrollment, tertiary in Uruguay?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Uruguay was 80.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 1974.
- How does Uruguay rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.