Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Uruguay

Uruguay: Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who was 39.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
39.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
34th
of 73 countries
All-time high
59.3%
in 1998
All-time low
38.2%
in 2007
Years of data
18
1998–2017

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Uruguay, 1998–2017

02040601998200720171998: 59.3 %1999: 39.6 %2000: 40.3 %2001: 41.3 %2004: 48.8 %2005: 49.3 %2006: 49.9 %2007: 38.2 %2008: 38.4 %2009: 48.4 %2010: 48.1 %2011: 38.9 %2012: 39.1 %2013: 39.9 %2014: 40.6 %2015: 40.7 %2016: 40.1 %2017: 39.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Uruguay is 39.8%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Uruguay peaked at 59.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 38.2%, in 2007.

Uruguay ranks 34th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 59.3%
1999 39.6% -33.2%
2000 40.3% +1.8%
2001 41.3% +2.5%
2004 48.8% +18.1%
2005 49.3% +1.1%
2006 49.9% +1.2%
2007 38.2% -23.3%
2008 38.4% +0.4%
2009 48.4% +26.0%
2010 48.1% -0.6%
2011 38.9% -19.1%
2012 39.1% +0.5%
2013 39.9% +2.2%
2014 40.6% +1.8%
2015 40.7% +0.2%
2016 40.1% -1.5%
2017 39.8% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.4% 39.6% 59.3% 2
2000s 44.3% 38.2% 49.9% 8
2010s 40.9% 38.9% 48.1% 8

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 31 Hungary 42.2% compare
  2. 32 Madagascar 41.9% compare
  3. 33 Portugal 39.9% compare
  4. 35 British Virgin Islands 38.9% compare
  5. 36 Malta 38.5% compare
  6. 37 Denmark 37.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Uruguay?
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Uruguay was 39.8% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 38.2% in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who?
Uruguay ranks 34th out of 73 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
115 places, 1,810 data points, 1997–2018
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year.