Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) was 98.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Uruguay stood at 98.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Uruguay peaked at 99.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2011.
That places Uruguay 25th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%) (enrolment) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 91.6% | — |
| 2008 | 89.9% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 92.5% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 98.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 98.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.2%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 98.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.5%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.2% | 89.1% | 91.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 84.1% | 99.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 22 Slovenia 98.7% compare
- 23 Luxembourg 98.7% compare
- 24 Slovakia 98.7% compare
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.7% compare
- 27 Russia 98.6% compare
- 28 United Kingdom 98.6% compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Uruguay?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female in Uruguay was 98.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2011.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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 enrolment rate, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release