Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general 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 … upper both sexes general 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% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 71.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.3%, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 71.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 83% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- 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)
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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release