Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0077 units per person in 2010. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay, 1998–2010
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0077 units per person, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0077 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 units per person, in 1998.
Uruguay ranks 57th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0049 units per person | — |
| 1999 | 0.0058 units per person | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0064 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0069 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.007 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 units per person | +9.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0077 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0077 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0064 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0077 units per person in 2010, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 57th out of 201 countries with data for 2010.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.