Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both was 85.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 85.1% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay peaked at 88.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 2013.
Uruguay ranks 7th 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, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 60.0% | — |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 77.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.4% | 60.0% | 64.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.6% | 59.7% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 85.1% | 88.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 4 Brazil 89.8% compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 89.4% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 86.6% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 84.8% compare
- 9 Colombia 84.4% compare
- 10 Paraguay 83.0% 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, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both in Uruguay was 85.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both?
- Uruguay ranks 7th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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, upper secondary, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release