Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 99.62 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.62
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
100
in 1984
All-time low
83.94
in 2011
Years of data
15
1984–2023
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Uruguay, 1984–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Uruguay is 99.62, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Uruguay peaked at 100 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 83.94, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.03 | 88.6 | 91.67 | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.13 | 83.94 | 98.79 | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.04 | 97.83 | 99.62 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 1 Peru 99.83 compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 99.22 compare
- 4 Argentina 98.98 compare
- 5 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.86 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Uruguay?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Uruguay was 99.62 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1984.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.94 in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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