Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 71.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 71.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 81.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.8%, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 123rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 81.0% | — |
| 1999 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.2% | 81.0% | 81.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 71.1% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 72.0% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.6% | 70.8% | 72.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay was 71.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 81.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.8% in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 123rd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release