Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 89.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay is 89.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 89.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 76.5% | — |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 75.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.0% | 76.5% | 77.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 75.0% | 86.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 88.3% | 85.8% | 89.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Uruguay was 89.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release