Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 87.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Uruguay, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 87.0% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Uruguay peaked at 87.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2015.
Uruguay ranks 65th of 176 countries on this measure, 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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 73.2% | — |
| 2008 | 73.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 87.0% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 71.3% | 83.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 85.7% | 83.3% | 87.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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, upper secondary, male in Uruguay?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Uruguay was 87.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Uruguay ranks 65th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release