Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Uruguay

Uruguay: Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 was 0.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
28th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2020
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Uruguay, 1998–2021

00.20.40.60.811998200920211998: 0.738 % of population aged 15-162000: 0.769 % of population aged 15-162001: 0.814 % of population aged 15-162002: 0.832 % of population aged 15-162003: 0.839 % of population aged 15-162004: 0.848 % of population aged 15-162005: 0.829 % of population aged 15-162006: 0.793 % of population aged 15-162007: 0.784 % of population aged 15-162008: 0.783 % of population aged 15-162009: 0.807 % of population aged 15-162010: 0.801 % of population aged 15-162011: 0.816 % of population aged 15-162012: 0.837 % of population aged 15-162013: 0.827 % of population aged 15-162014: 0.848 % of population aged 15-162015: 0.854 % of population aged 15-162016: 0.877 % of population aged 15-162017: 0.895 % of population aged 15-162018: 0.905 % of population aged 15-162019: 0.924 % of population aged 15-162020: 0.948 % of population aged 15-162021: 0.933 % of population aged 15-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-16.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.9% for enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

Uruguay ranks 28th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year % of population aged 15-16 Change
1998 0.7%
2000 0.8% +4.1%
2001 0.8% +5.9%
2002 0.8% +2.2%
2003 0.8% +0.8%
2004 0.8% +1.2%
2005 0.8% -2.2%
2006 0.8% -4.4%
2007 0.8% -1.2%
2008 0.8% -0.1%
2009 0.8% +3.1%
2010 0.8% -0.8%
2011 0.8% +1.9%
2012 0.8% +2.6%
2013 0.8% -1.2%
2014 0.8% +2.5%
2015 0.9% +0.7%
2016 0.9% +2.7%
2017 0.9% +2.0%
2018 0.9% +1.1%
2019 0.9% +2.2%
2020 0.9% +2.5%
2021 0.9% -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 25 Sri Lanka 0.9% compare
  2. 26 Republic of Moldova 0.9% compare
  3. 27 Ecuador 0.9% compare
  4. 29 Panama 0.9% compare
  5. 30 Peru 0.9% compare
  6. 31 Namibia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Uruguay?
Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 in Uruguay was 0.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 15-16 recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 15-16 recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for enrollment rate, aged 15-16?
Uruguay ranks 28th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
Is enrollment rate, aged 15-16 rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 15-16 (% of population aged 15-16)
Unit
% of population aged 15-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
75 places, 905 data points, 1970–2021
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