Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile was 79.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 79.7% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 87.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2009.
That places Uruguay 11th out of 28 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 43.9% | — |
| 2009 | 40.2% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +49.0% |
| 2011 | 49.1% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +52.9% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 40.2% | 43.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 49.1% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 75.6% | 87.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile in Uruguay was 79.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release