Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay is 92.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 92.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.6%, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 3rd out of 36 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 74.6% | — |
| 2009 | 77.1% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 77.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8% | 74.6% | 77.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 76.1% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.0% | 92.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Chile 97.9% compare
- 2 United States of America 96.6% compare
- 4 Peru 92.2% compare
- 5 Panama 91.4% compare
- 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 91.0% compare
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 total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay was 92.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.6% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release