Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted was 0.8778 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Uruguay is 0.8778 WPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Uruguay peaked at 0.9009 WPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5333 WPIA, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5333 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.6164 WPIA | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6191 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6628 WPIA | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6596 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6349 WPIA | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6263 WPIA | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.681 WPIA | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.643 WPIA | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6914 WPIA | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7056 WPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6676 WPIA | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.699 WPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7224 WPIA | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7556 WPIA | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7971 WPIA | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7835 WPIA | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8614 WPIA | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8756 WPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9009 WPIA | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8778 WPIA | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6292 WPIA | 0.5333 WPIA | 0.681 WPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7327 WPIA | 0.643 WPIA | 0.8614 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8848 WPIA | 0.8756 WPIA | 0.9009 WPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted in Uruguay was 0.8778 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9009 WPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5333 WPIA in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted?
- Uruguay ranks 13th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary education, urban, adjusted rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 education, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release