Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay

Uruguay: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general was 79.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
79.5%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
94.4%
in 2010
All-time low
79.3%
in 1998
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 79.3 %1999: 80.6 %2000: 79.6 %2001: 80.5 %2004: 88.5 %2005: 89.5 %2006: 89 %2007: 92.5 %2008: 93.8 %2009: 90.6 %2010: 94.4 %2011: 86.9 %2012: 85.5 %2013: 84 %2014: 83.1 %2015: 82.4 %2016: 82.3 %2017: 80.6 %2018: 79.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 79.5% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay peaked at 94.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 79.3%, in 1998.

That places Uruguay 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 79.3%
1999 80.6% +1.6%
2000 79.6% -1.2%
2001 80.5% +1.2%
2004 88.5% +10.0%
2005 89.5% +1.1%
2006 89.0% -0.5%
2007 92.5% +3.9%
2008 93.8% +1.4%
2009 90.6% -3.4%
2010 94.4% +4.1%
2011 86.9% -7.9%
2012 85.5% -1.6%
2013 84.0% -1.8%
2014 83.1% -1.1%
2015 82.4% -0.9%
2016 82.3% -0.1%
2017 80.6% -2.1%
2018 79.5% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.9% 79.3% 80.6% 2
2000s 88.0% 79.6% 93.8% 8
2010s 84.3% 79.5% 94.4% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 185 Ireland 83.2% compare
  2. 186 Costa Rica 80.8% compare
  3. 187 Belgium 80.5% compare
  4. 189 Cameroon 79.4% compare
  5. 190 Mexico 76.9% compare
  6. 191 Suriname 65.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Uruguay was 79.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 79.3% in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general?
Uruguay ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 4,344 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.