Uruguay - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Uruguay was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

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

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Uruguay was 356,855 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 356,952 in 2017 and a minimum value of 168,083 in 1970.

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

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

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Year Value
1970 168,083
1971 173,262
1972 181,498
1973 188,036
1974 188,373
1975 182,195
1976 183,912
1977 180,418
1978 176,167
1979 172,969
1981 188,123
1982 190,053
1983 197,890
1984 207,663
1985 213,774
1986 224,134
1987 229,085
1988 243,135
1989 252,935
1990 265,947
1991 276,482
1992 272,622
1993 266,840
1994 263,180
1995 263,616
1996 269,826
1998 275,090
1999 283,838
2000 303,883
2001 315,968
2002 332,175
2003 343,617
2004 339,057
2005 323,087
2006 323,027
2007 294,852
2008 281,593
2009 288,491
2010 321,397
2011 331,659
2012 335,126
2013 337,609
2014 339,221
2015 339,740
2016 347,841
2017 356,952
2018 355,851
2019 356,855

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Uruguay was 51.56 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 56.05 in 1998, while its lowest value was 48.76 in 2007.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

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

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Year Value
1970 53.04
1971 52.82
1972 52.38
1973 52.74
1978 51.74
1979 52.37
1994 53.42
1995 53.70
1998 56.05
1999 52.96
2000 52.21
2001 52.21
2002 51.96
2003 52.49
2004 52.58
2005 52.58
2006 52.77
2007 48.76
2008 52.20
2009 52.16
2010 53.06
2017 51.56

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Uruguay was 273,506 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 303,904 in 2002 and a minimum value of 132,125 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

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Year Value
1970 132,125
1971 138,422
1972 146,559
1973 152,194
1974 151,675
1975 144,497
1976 141,731
1977 137,315
1978 151,962
1979 151,199
1981 162,106
1982 164,036
1983 171,137
1984 176,885
1985 188,176
1986 182,883
1987 192,152
1988 208,836
1989 215,407
1990 223,597
1991 231,455
1992 227,060
1993 221,260
1994 220,353
1995 220,289
1996 226,542
1998 220,130
1999 229,597
2000 244,486
2001 254,741
2002 303,904
2004 287,223
2005 276,273
2006 272,951
2007 251,085
2008 239,523
2009 240,981
2010 277,454
2011 274,501
2012 272,700
2013 269,540
2014 266,989
2015 264,575
2016 270,411
2017 273,506

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Uruguay was 54.94 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 56.70 in 1976, while its lowest value was 49.78 in 2007.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

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

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Year Value
1970 56.28
1971 56.29
1972 56.18
1973 56.28
1976 56.70
1978 52.68
1979 53.24
1994 54.66
1995 55.14
1998 55.36
1999 55.22
2000 54.72
2001 54.47
2002 52.61
2004 53.89
2005 53.73
2006 54.04
2007 49.78
2008 53.65
2009 53.43
2010 54.21
2017 54.94

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Uruguay was 83,446 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83,446 in 2017 and a minimum value of 21,770 in 1979.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

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Year Value
1970 35,958
1971 34,840
1972 34,939
1973 35,842
1974 36,698
1975 37,698
1976 42,181
1977 43,103
1978 24,205
1979 21,770
1980 22,856
1981 26,017
1982 26,017
1983 26,753
1984 30,778
1985 25,598
1986 41,251
1987 36,933
1988 34,299
1989 37,528
1990 42,350
1991 45,027
1992 45,562
1993 45,580
1994 42,827
1995 43,327
1996 43,284
1998 54,960
1999 54,241
2000 59,397
2001 61,227
2002 28,271
2004 51,834
2005 46,814
2006 50,075
2007 43,767
2008 42,070
2009 47,510
2010 43,943
2011 57,158
2012 62,426
2013 68,069
2014 72,232
2015 75,165
2016 77,430
2017 83,446

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Uruguay was 40.48 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 58.76 in 1998, while its lowest value was 26.68 in 1980.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

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

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Year Value
1970 41.12
1971 39.05
1972 36.45
1973 37.72
1974 35.95
1975 38.30
1978 45.87
1979 46.37
1980 26.68
1981 47.52
1982 47.52
1983 44.81
1984 42.68
1985 43.53
1986 38.27
1987 43.86
1988 47.08
1989 46.67
1990 48.00
1991 48.93
1992 47.68
1994 47.01
1995 46.40
1996 44.70
1998 58.76
1999 43.37
2000 41.85
2001 42.79
2002 44.92
2004 45.34
2005 45.77
2006 45.87
2007 42.88
2008 43.92
2009 45.72
2010 45.83
2011 42.25
2012 42.38
2013 42.71
2014 42.32
2015 41.53
2016 40.68
2017 40.48

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Uruguay was 25,390 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 12 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,390 in 2010 and a minimum value of 15,887 in 1998.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1998 15,887
1999 18,986
2000 20,778
2001 22,454
2003 23,193
2005 22,122
2006 20,964
2007 21,369
2008 22,315
2009 23,216
2010 25,390

Secondary education, teachers, female

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1999 13,701

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

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

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Year Value
1999 72.16

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes