Progression to secondary school in Uruguay
Uruguay: Progression to secondary school was 81.3% in 2009. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school in Uruguay, 1997–2009
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2009, progression to secondary school in Uruguay stood at 81.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Uruguay peaked at 88.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 1997.
That places Uruguay 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.5% | 75.6% | 87.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 78.5% | 88.4% | 10 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.1% (2023)
- Labor force, female 45.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 1.81 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Uruguay?
- Progression to secondary school in Uruguay was 81.3% in 2009, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 1997.
- How does Uruguay rank for progression to secondary school?
- Uruguay ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2009.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).