Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0997 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0997 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.105 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0588 units per person, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 44th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0602 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0617 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0643 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0663 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.066 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0634 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0636 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.062 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0602 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0588 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0635 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0639 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0662 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0692 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0709 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0739 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0751 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0792 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.082 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0857 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0885 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0868 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0845 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0829 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0827 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0842 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0849 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0872 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.093 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0965 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1013 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1047 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1033 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0983 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0982 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0895 units per person | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0853 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0872 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0948 units per person | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0954 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0965 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0969 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0969 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0964 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0984 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1007 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1048 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.105 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0913 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1022 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1023 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0997 units per person | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0627 units per person | 0.0588 units per person | 0.0663 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0715 units per person | 0.0635 units per person | 0.082 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0853 units per person | 0.0827 units per person | 0.0885 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0957 units per person | 0.0853 units per person | 0.1047 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0986 units per person | 0.0948 units per person | 0.105 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0989 units per person | 0.0913 units per person | 0.1023 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Uruguay?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0997 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.105 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0588 units per person in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.