Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita was 0.0246 units per person in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Uruguay, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Uruguay is 0.0246 units per person, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0246 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 units per person, in 1979.
That places Uruguay 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0129 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0124 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0126 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0129 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0131 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0146 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0148 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0083 units per person | -44.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0074 units per person | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.009 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0136 units per person | +60.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0121 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0112 units per person | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0122 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0136 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0135 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0135 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.017 units per person | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0167 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0187 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0086 units per person | -53.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0158 units per person | +83.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0142 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0152 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0133 units per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0132 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0172 units per person | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0187 units per person | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0203 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0215 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0223 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0229 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0246 units per person | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0121 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0102 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0136 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0135 units per person | 0.017 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0146 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0187 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0201 units per person | 0.0132 units per person | 0.0246 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Uruguay?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0246 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 units per person in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 201 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. 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, vocational pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, vocational 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, vocational pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, vocational pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, 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, vocational pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.