Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 69,345 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
69,345 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
101st
of 196 countries
All-time high
73,178 number
in 2006
All-time low
19,541 number
in 1974
Years of data
34
1974–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Uruguay, 1974–2018

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1974199620181974: 19.5k number1978: 20.4k number1979: 21.7k number1985: 27.6k number1986: 27.9k number1989: 33.0k number1991: 33.8k number1992: 34.3k number1993: 33.9k number1994: 35.6k number1995: 34.9k number1996: 38.0k number1997: 43.9k number1998: 48.1k number1999: 50.7k number2000: 53.5k number2001: 53.7k number2002: 54.4k number2003: 52.7k number2004: 53.5k number2005: 68.1k number2006: 73.2k number2007: 62.2k number2008: 66.0k number2009: 67.8k number2010: 67.3k number2011: 64.9k number2012: 65.6k number2013: 65.9k number2014: 65.8k number2015: 66.7k number2016: 67.0k number2017: 67.5k number2018: 69.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Uruguay is 69,345 number, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 73,178 number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19,541 number, in 1974.

That places Uruguay 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Uruguay, 1974 to 2018.
Year number Change
1974 19,541 number —
1978 20,378 number +4.3%
1979 21,732 number +6.6%
1985 27,635 number +27.2%
1986 27,936 number +1.1%
1989 33,005 number +18.1%
1991 33,847 number +2.6%
1992 34,256 number +1.2%
1993 33,878 number -1.1%
1994 35,607 number +5.1%
1995 34,855 number -2.1%
1996 38,026 number +9.1%
1997 43,893 number +15.4%
1998 48,067 number +9.5%
1999 50,662 number +5.4%
2000 53,535 number +5.7%
2001 53,733 number +0.4%
2002 54,438 number +1.3%
2003 52,706 number -3.2%
2004 53,488 number +1.5%
2005 68,096 number +27.3%
2006 73,178 number +7.5%
2007 62,156 number -15.1%
2008 66,031 number +6.2%
2009 67,787 number +2.7%
2010 67,338 number -0.7%
2011 64,912 number -3.6%
2012 65,562 number +1.0%
2013 65,917 number +0.5%
2014 65,772 number -0.2%
2015 66,737 number +1.5%
2016 67,026 number +0.4%
2017 67,547 number +0.8%
2018 69,345 number +2.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 69,345 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 50,715 number, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 69,345 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,503 number, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1985 +27.2% 21,732 number 27,635 number
2005 +27.3% 53,488 number 68,096 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20,550 number 19,541 number 21,732 number 3
1980s 29,525 number 27,635 number 33,005 number 3
1990s 39,232 number 33,847 number 50,662 number 9
2000s 60,515 number 52,706 number 73,178 number 10
2010s 66,684 number 64,912 number 69,345 number 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 98 Myanmar 76,947 number compare
  2. 99 Palestine 76,046 number compare
  3. 100 Costa Rica 69,973 number compare
  4. 102 Moldova 69,214 number compare
  5. 103 Jordan 68,913 number compare
  6. 104 Mali 65,568 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Uruguay?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Uruguay was 69,345 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 73,178 number in 2006.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 19,541 number in 1974.
How does Uruguay rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Uruguay ranks 101st out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.