Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.4% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay is 28.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 29.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 70th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 19.0% | — |
| 1999 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 18.4% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +20.7% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 27.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 27.4% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.8% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 18.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.3% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.4% | 29.2% | 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 28.4% 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 29.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 70th 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 13.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release