Tertiary education, academic staff in Uruguay
Uruguay: Tertiary education, academic staff was 53.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Uruguay is 53.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Uruguay peaked at 53.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1974.
That places Uruguay 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 22.7% | — |
| 1975 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +120.7% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 50.2% | 50.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 50.4% | 53.5% | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Uruguay?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Uruguay was 53.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1974.
- How does Uruguay rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Uruguay ranks 28th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.