Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes was 92.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Uruguay is 92.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 92.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.4% | — |
| 2001 | 77.2% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 75.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 84.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 91.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 73.4% | 81.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 76.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 90.9% | 92.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 173,668 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Uruguay was 92.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 5th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release