Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 70.6% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay is 70.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay peaked at 90.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 188th 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 | 73.2% | — |
| 1971 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 74.3% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 84.6% | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 85.8% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 81.5% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 81.0% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 76.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 90.2% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 82.4% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 83.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 84.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 70.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.8% | 73.2% | 85.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 80.2% | 77.0% | 81.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 76.2% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 69.8% | 84.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 69.8% | 67.9% | 71.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,616 (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 70.6% 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 90.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Uruguay ranks 188th 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 16.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release