Uruguay: Secondary education, pupils

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Uruguay's secondary education, pupils fell 2.6% on 2022 (from 346,744 to 337,808).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2022), the average change was +0.9% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.8% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 13% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Uruguay had the 33rd highest value of the 51 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Uruguay in the 2023 ranking

• Papua New Guinea — 30th of 51: 655,030
• Nicaragua — 31st of 51: 463,660
• Mongolia — 32nd of 51: 412,877
• Croatia — 34th of 51: 325,996
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 35th of 51: 226,755
• Singapore — 36th of 51: 163,746

What this measures

Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 52 values

Secondary education, pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 7,160 (2023)
• Argentina — 4.56 million (2023)
• Aruba — 8,367 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 26,561 (2024)
• Barbados — 18,457 (2024)
• Belize — 38,323 (2024)
• Bolivia — 1.3 million (2024)
• Brazil — 21.5 million (2024)
• British Virgin Islands — 2,300 (2024)
• Cayman Islands — 4,049 (2024)
• Chile — 1.63 million (2024)

More education data for Uruguay

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 287,527 (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 104.53% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 103.96% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 105.08% (2023)
• School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 119.11% (2023)
• Primary education, teachers — 18,882 (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Uruguay's secondary education, pupils?

337,808 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 100.98% from 168,083 in 1970 (1.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 356,855 in 2019 and the lowest 168,083 in 1970.

How does Uruguay rank?

33rd highest of 51 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in secondary education, pupils unusual for Uruguay?

In 2023, Uruguay's secondary education, pupils fell 2.6% on 2022 (from 346,744 to 337,808). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2022), the average change was +0.9% and a typical year strayed about 4.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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