Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.7022 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7022 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
38th
of 79 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.5963 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
18
1998–2023
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay stood at 0.7022 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5963 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Uruguay 38th out of 79 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.18 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.6379 GPIA | -45.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6673 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6896 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9191 GPIA | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9234 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.954 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5963 GPIA | -37.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6037 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9066 GPIA | +50.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9019 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6783 GPIA | -24.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6847 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7043 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7117 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7059 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7235 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7022 GPIA | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9078 GPIA | 0.6379 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7825 GPIA | 0.5963 GPIA | 0.954 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7423 GPIA | 0.6783 GPIA | 0.9019 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7108 GPIA | 0.7022 GPIA | 0.7235 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 35 Madagascar 0.7376 GPIA compare
- 36 Australia 0.7292 GPIA compare
- 37 Lithuania 0.712 GPIA compare
- 39 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6844 GPIA compare
- 40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.6581 GPIA compare
- 41 Germany 0.6573 GPIA compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 173,668 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 0.7022 GPIA 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 1.18 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5963 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 38th out of 79 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 22.2%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release