Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational was 20.7% 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 20.7% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 23.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.
Uruguay ranks 6th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 20.7% | — |
| 1999 | 19.4% | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 20.4% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -41.1% |
| 2005 | 10.5% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -31.6% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -17.6% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +51.7% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -37.4% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +141.8% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 20.7% | +3.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 20.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 9.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 20.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.9%, 4.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +141.8% | 5.9% | 14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.1% | 19.4% | 20.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 6.2% | 20.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 5.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 19.9% | 23.4% | 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 20.7% 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 23.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2010.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 6th out of 88 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 19.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release