Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 0.6164 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay is 0.6164 GPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 0.9933 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5937 GPIA, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 114th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9933 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.744 GPIA | -25.1% |
| 2000 | 0.653 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6785 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6916 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.635 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.6304 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6545 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6301 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9452 GPIA | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7071 GPIA | -25.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6677 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6503 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5937 GPIA | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5991 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.599 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6136 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6242 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6124 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6164 GPIA | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8686 GPIA | 0.744 GPIA | 0.9933 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6893 GPIA | 0.6301 GPIA | 0.9452 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6105 GPIA | 0.5937 GPIA | 0.6503 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.6166 GPIA | 0.6124 GPIA | 0.6242 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 202,346 (2023)
- 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)
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 0.6164 GPIA 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 0.9933 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5937 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 114th out of 160 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 5.2%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release