Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both was 91.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Uruguay is 91.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Uruguay peaked at 92.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, second quintile, both in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 70.7% | — |
| 2009 | 72.7% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 91.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.7% | 70.7% | 72.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 73.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.4% | 91.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.0% compare
- 3 Panama 92.6% compare
- 4 Peru 91.4% compare
- 6 Brazil 91.2% compare
- 7 Dominican Republic 91.0% compare
- 8 Costa Rica 89.1% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both in Uruguay was 91.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, second quintile, both rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release