Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 29.4% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay is 29.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay peaked at 32.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 30th of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 26.8% | — |
| 1971 | 26.0% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 25.1% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 15.4% | -38.7% |
| 1979 | 14.2% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 18.5% | +30.6% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 23.0% | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -57.9% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +80.6% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +82.0% |
| 2018 | 29.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.2% | 14.2% | 26.8% | 6 |
| 1990s | 19.8% | 18.5% | 23.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 9.8% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 15.8% | 30.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 28.9% | 32.1% | 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 vocational in Uruguay?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Uruguay was 29.4% 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 32.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Uruguay ranks 30th 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 86.0%. 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release