Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay stood at 19.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay peaked at 21.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 43rd out of 213 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.6% | — |
| 1971 | 14.9% | -10.4% |
| 1972 | 13.4% | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 13.6% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 12.2% | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +28.5% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 20.9% | +47.5% |
| 1999 | 15.7% | -25.3% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -53.7% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +79.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | +55.4% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 11.1% | 16.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 14.2% | 20.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 7.4% | 15.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 11.8% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 19.1% | 21.2% | 4 |
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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 vocational in Uruguay?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay was 19.3% 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 21.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Uruguay ranks 43rd out of 213 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 up 63.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release