School enrollment, secondary in Uruguay
Uruguay: School enrollment, secondary was 119.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 119.1% for school enrollment, secondary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Uruguay peaked at 121.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 17th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.2% | 57.6% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.7% | 63.3% | 79.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.1% | 82.0% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 88.0% | 109.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.9% | 98.7% | 119.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.3% | 117.0% | 121.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 14 United States Virgin Islands 121.7% compare
- 15 Portugal 120.3% compare
- 16 Turks and Caicos Islands 119.7% compare
- 18 Liechtenstein 118.7% compare
- 19 Spain 118.5% compare
- 20 Turkey 118.4% compare
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 school enrollment, secondary in Uruguay?
- School enrollment, secondary in Uruguay was 119.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 121.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Uruguay ranks 17th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.