Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile was 96.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay stood at 96.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay peaked at 97.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.4% | — |
| 2001 | 91.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.8% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 92.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.7% | 87.8% | 94.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 90.6% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.7% | 97.6% | 3 |
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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, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile in Uruguay was 96.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 4th out of 29 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release