Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay, 2008–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 87.4% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 92.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 3rd 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, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 55.0% | — |
| 2009 | 59.7% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 61.1% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +35.8% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | -21.1% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 87.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.4% | 55.0% | 59.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 61.1% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 87.4% | 92.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 202,346 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes in Uruguay was 87.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release