Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay stood at 98.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.0%, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 84.7% | — |
| 2009 | 84.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 84.9% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 91.9% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 90.3% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 84.0% | 84.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 84.9% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 95.2% | 98.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0412 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,911 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0437 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.0% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release