Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) was 8,231 number in 2010. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay, 1998–2010
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 8,231 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 8,231 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4,164 number, in 1998.
Uruguay ranks 85th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,164 number | — |
| 1999 | 5,394 number | +29.5% |
| 2000 | 6,223 number | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 6,767 number | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 5,755 number | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 7,774 number | +35.1% |
| 2006 | 7,229 number | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 7,073 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 7,219 number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 7,329 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 8,231 number | +12.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 8,231 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 19,228 number, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 8,231 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,274 number, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,779 number | 4,164 number | 5,394 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 6,921 number | 5,755 number | 7,774 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 8,231 number | 8,231 number | 8,231 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay was 8,231 number in 2010, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 8,231 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,164 number in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 85th out of 134 countries with data for 2010.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.