Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile was 85.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 85.5% for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay peaked at 88.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 11th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.5% | — |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 61.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 62.5% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 67.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | -20.7% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +25.6% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 86.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.1% | 50.5% | 66.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 54.5% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 85.5% | 88.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87.6% compare
- 9 Paraguay 86.5% compare
- 10 Costa Rica 86.2% compare
- 12 Colombia 85.3% compare
- 13 Ecuador 84.7% compare
- 14 El Salvador 79.9% compare
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, poorest quintile in Uruguay?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Uruguay was 85.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release