Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.6578 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6578 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
127th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.5213 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
27
1970–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay stood at 0.6578 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5213 GPIA, in 1972.
Uruguay ranks 127th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.6183 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.5723 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5213 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5425 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7904 GPIA | +45.7% |
| 1979 | 0.7862 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7736 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7463 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.11 GPIA | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6805 GPIA | -38.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6589 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6847 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.754 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7479 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7611 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7584 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7888 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7172 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7727 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7483 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.639 GPIA | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6439 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6507 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6597 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6651 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6631 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6578 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6385 GPIA | 0.5213 GPIA | 0.7904 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.8264 GPIA | 0.6805 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7382 GPIA | 0.6589 GPIA | 0.7888 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6704 GPIA | 0.639 GPIA | 0.7483 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6614 GPIA | 0.6578 GPIA | 0.6651 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 202,346 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay was 0.6578 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5213 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Uruguay ranks 127th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 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