Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 14.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
14.9%
Change on year
down 33.8%
World rank
91st
of 142 countries
All-time high
29.2%
in 2008
All-time low
14.9%
in 2017
Years of data
9
2007–2017

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay, 2007–2017

01020302007201220172007: 28.7 %2008: 29.2 %2009: 28.7 %2011: 26.5 %2012: 24 %2014: 20.6 %2015: 25.4 %2016: 22.5 %2017: 14.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay stood at 14.9%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 33.8% on the previous year and down 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay peaked at 29.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2017.

Uruguay ranks 91st of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Uruguay, 2007 to 2017.
Year % Change
2007 28.7%
2008 29.2% +1.8%
2009 28.7% -1.6%
2011 26.5% -7.8%
2012 24.0% -9.3%
2014 20.6% -14.1%
2015 25.4% +23.1%
2016 22.5% -11.2%
2017 14.9% -33.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.8% 28.7% 29.2% 3
2010s 22.3% 14.9% 26.5% 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 88 Botswana 15.9%
  2. 89 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 15.9% compare
  3. 90 Macau, China 15.2% compare
  4. 92 Iceland 14.8% compare
  5. 93 Argentina 14.7% compare
  6. 94 Samoa 14.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Uruguay was 14.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Uruguay ranks 91st out of 142 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.