Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 22.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay stood at 22.1%.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 24.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.8%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 73rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.9% | — |
| 1999 | 16.2% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 22.9% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.6% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.6% | 16.2% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 14.8% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.7% | 21.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.2% | 22.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 22.1% 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 24.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.8% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 73rd out of 168 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 up 17.9%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release