Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Uruguay
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Uruguay was 80% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 3.6 pts from 2022.
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Uruguay, 1974 to 2023
All 39 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 80 |
| 2022 | 76.4 |
| 2021 | 75.2 |
| 2020 | 64.9 |
| 2019 | 62 |
| 2018 | 60.3 |
| 2017 | 59.8 |
| 2016 | 59.6 |
| 2015 | 57.8 |
| 2014 | 59.8 |
| 2013 | 60 |
| 2012 | 54.7 |
| 2011 | 52.6 |
| 2010 | 51.9 |
| 2009 | 50.9 |
| 2008 | 51.1 |
| 2007 | 50.4 |
| 2006 | 45.3 |
| 2005 | 44.4 |
| 2004 | 42.8 |
| 2003 | 41.8 |
| 2002 | 39.6 |
| 2001 | 37.8 |
| 2000 | 33.8 |
| 1999 | 33.6 |
| 1998 | 35.4 |
| 1996 | 30 |
| 1992 | 28.1 |
| 1991 | 30.8 |
| 1990 | 30.1 |
| 1989 | 29.3 |
| 1983 | 24 |
| 1982 | 22.5 |
| 1981 | 17.3 |
| 1980 | 15.5 |
| 1979 | 16.4 |
| 1977 | 17.3 |
| 1975 | 14.7 |
| 1974 | 12 |
Rankings
- Countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
- EU countries by tertiary education gross enrolment ratio
Definition
Students enrolled in tertiary education (ISCED levels 5 to 8), of any age, as a percentage of the population in the five-year age group that follows the official secondary school leaving age. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
A gross ratio: students outside the reference ages and students from abroad are counted, so it can exceed 100%. It counts students, not graduates; for degree holders in the United States see bachelors_degree_share.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
Citation styles
APA 7
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2026). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR) (Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Uruguay, 1974 to 2023) [Data set]. World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR
MLA 9
School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR), Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Uruguay, 1974 to 2023. UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. World Bank, World Development Indicators, https://data.worldbank.org. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/uruguay. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. 2026. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Uruguay, 1974 to 2023. Dataset. Distributed by World Bank, World Development Indicators. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/uruguay.
Harvard
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR), Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Uruguay, 1974 to 2023 [Dataset]. Via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/uruguay (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{unesco_tertiary_education_gross_enrolment_2023,
author = {{UNESCO Institute for Statistics}},
title = {{School enrollment, tertiary, \% gross (SE.TER.ENRR): Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio, Uruguay, 1974 to 2023}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
publisher = {World Bank, World Development Indicators},
url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Retrieved through World Bank, World Development Indicators (https://data.worldbank.org). Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/tertiary-enrolment-ratio/uruguay. Publisher attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, \% gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
RIS
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AU - UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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N1 - Publisher attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.TER.ENRR. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
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What is the tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Uruguay?
Tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Uruguay was 80% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 3.6 pts from 2022.
Where does this figure come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. School enrollment, tertiary, % gross (SE.TER.ENRR). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest tertiary education gross enrolment ratio in Uruguay?
80% in 2023, the highest value since 1974 in this series.