Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both was 97.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay stood at 97.5%.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay peaked at 98.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 5th of 29 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 90.8% | — |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 90.8% | 91.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 84.1% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 96.5% | 98.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 2 Chile 98.6% compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 98.3% compare
- 3 Peru 98.3% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 96.7% compare
- 7 Panama 95.7% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 95.5% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay was 97.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release