Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 22.8% 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
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay stood at 22.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 285.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 27.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2010.
Uruguay ranks 4th of 83 countries on this measure, 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 | 18.5% | — |
| 1999 | 23.8% | +28.4% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -48.2% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -39.7% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +289.4% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 18.5% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 7.7% | 24.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 5.9% | 25.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 22.8% | 27.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % 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 22.8% 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 27.3% 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 4th 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 285.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release