Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay

Uruguay: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 27.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
27.5%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
67th
of 158 countries
All-time high
28.9%
in 2008
All-time low
18.4%
in 2000
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, 1998–2018

01020301998200820181998: 19 %1999: 18.7 %2000: 18.4 %2001: 19.2 %2002: 18.7 %2003: 18.8 %2004: 19.6 %2005: 19.1 %2006: 21 %2007: 23.9 %2008: 28.9 %2009: 28.1 %2010: 23.2 %2011: 22.3 %2012: 23.5 %2013: 25.1 %2014: 26.4 %2015: 27.2 %2016: 27.3 %2017: 27.6 %2018: 27.5 %

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 27.5%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 28.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2000.

That places Uruguay 67th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.8% 18.7% 19.0% 2
2000s 21.6% 18.4% 28.9% 10
2010s 25.6% 22.3% 27.6% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 64 Greece 28.5% compare
  2. 65 Seychelles 28.5% compare
  3. 66 Iceland 28.2% compare
  4. 68 Lithuania 26.8% compare
  5. 69 Colombia 26.7% compare
  6. 70 Lebanon 26.2% compare

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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 27.5% in 2018, 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 28.9% in 2008.
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 67th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.