Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 16.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 16.0% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 199.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 22.6% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 7th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.6% | — |
| 1999 | 15.2% | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -31.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -47.5% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +91.0% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +192.9% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.9% | 15.2% | 22.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 4.7% | 16.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 5.3% | 17.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.0% | 19.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 4 Costa Rica 20.8% compare
- 5 Cameroon 17.1% compare
- 6 Belgium 17.0% compare
- 8 Honduras 15.8% compare
- 9 Puerto Rico 15.2% compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.2% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 202,346 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (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 16.0% 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 22.6% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 7th out of 83 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 up 199.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release