Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 80.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 80.7% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay peaked at 92.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 175th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 83.4% | — |
| 1971 | 85.1% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 86.6% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 86.4% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 87.8% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 88.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 85.7% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 84.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 92.6% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.6% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.4% | 83.4% | 88.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 79.0% | 85.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 84.1% | 92.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 80.3% | 88.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 78.8% | 80.9% | 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 secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay was 80.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Uruguay ranks 175th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release