Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general was 79.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay is 79.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 94.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 194th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary … lower both sexes general in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.3% | — |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 79.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 89.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 92.5% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 82.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 78.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 77.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | -0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 79.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 79% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 79.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.9% | 79.3% | 80.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.0% | 79.6% | 93.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 77.9% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 76.6% | 80.1% | 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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay was 79.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release