Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Uruguay

Uruguay: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0807 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0807 units per person
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
61st
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.0927 units per person
in 2002
All-time low
0.0472 units per person
in 1977
Years of data
45
1970–2017

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Uruguay, 1970–2017

00.020.040.060.080.11970199320171970: 0.047 units per person1971: 0.049 units per person1972: 0.052 units per person1973: 0.054 units per person1974: 0.053 units per person1975: 0.05 units per person1976: 0.049 units per person1977: 0.047 units per person1978: 0.052 units per person1979: 0.051 units per person1981: 0.055 units per person1982: 0.055 units per person1983: 0.057 units per person1984: 0.059 units per person1985: 0.062 units per person1986: 0.06 units per person1987: 0.063 units per person1988: 0.068 units per person1989: 0.07 units per person1990: 0.072 units per person1991: 0.074 units per person1992: 0.072 units per person1993: 0.07 units per person1994: 0.069 units per person1995: 0.069 units per person1996: 0.071 units per person1998: 0.068 units per person1999: 0.071 units per person2000: 0.075 units per person2001: 0.078 units per person2002: 0.093 units per person2004: 0.087 units per person2005: 0.084 units per person2006: 0.083 units per person2007: 0.076 units per person2008: 0.073 units per person2009: 0.073 units per person2010: 0.084 units per person2011: 0.083 units per person2012: 0.082 units per person2013: 0.081 units per person2014: 0.08 units per person2015: 0.079 units per person2016: 0.08 units per person2017: 0.081 units per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0807 units per person, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0927 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0472 units per person, in 1977.

That places Uruguay 61st out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Uruguay, 1970 to 2017.
Year units per person Change
1970 0.0473 units per person
1971 0.0493 units per person +4.2%
1972 0.0519 units per person +5.3%
1973 0.0536 units per person +3.3%
1974 0.0531 units per person -0.9%
1975 0.0503 units per person -5.3%
1976 0.049 units per person -2.6%
1977 0.0472 units per person -3.7%
1978 0.0519 units per person +10.1%
1979 0.0514 units per person -1.0%
1981 0.0547 units per person +6.4%
1982 0.0551 units per person +0.8%
1983 0.0573 units per person +3.9%
1984 0.0589 units per person +2.9%
1985 0.0624 units per person +5.9%
1986 0.0603 units per person -3.3%
1987 0.063 units per person +4.5%
1988 0.0681 units per person +8.0%
1989 0.0698 units per person +2.5%
1990 0.072 units per person +3.2%
1991 0.0741 units per person +2.9%
1992 0.0723 units per person -2.4%
1993 0.0701 units per person -3.1%
1994 0.0694 units per person -0.9%
1995 0.0691 units per person -0.5%
1996 0.0707 units per person +2.3%
1998 0.068 units per person -3.8%
1999 0.0706 units per person +3.8%
2000 0.0749 units per person +6.1%
2001 0.0778 units per person +3.9%
2002 0.0927 units per person +19.1%
2004 0.0875 units per person -5.6%
2005 0.0841 units per person -3.9%
2006 0.083 units per person -1.3%
2007 0.0762 units per person -8.2%
2008 0.0725 units per person -4.8%
2009 0.0728 units per person +0.4%
2010 0.0836 units per person +14.8%
2011 0.0825 units per person -1.3%
2012 0.0818 units per person -0.9%
2013 0.0806 units per person -1.5%
2014 0.0795 units per person -1.3%
2015 0.0786 units per person -1.2%
2016 0.08 units per person +1.9%
2017 0.0807 units per person +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0505 units per person 0.0472 units per person 0.0536 units per person 10
1980s 0.0611 units per person 0.0547 units per person 0.0698 units per person 9
1990s 0.0707 units per person 0.068 units per person 0.0741 units per person 9
2000s 0.0802 units per person 0.0725 units per person 0.0927 units per person 9
2010s 0.0809 units per person 0.0786 units per person 0.0836 units per person 8

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 58 Tunisia 0.0818 units per person compare
  2. 59 Syria 0.0816 units per person compare
  3. 60 South Africa 0.0815 units per person compare
  4. 62 Dominica 0.0807 units per person compare
  5. 63 Monaco 0.0807 units per person compare
  6. 64 Eritrea 0.0807 units per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Uruguay?
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0807 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.0927 units per person in 2002.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0472 units per person in 1977.
How does Uruguay rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
Uruguay ranks 61st out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.