Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Uruguay

Uruguay: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 6,276 number in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
6,276 number
Change on year
down 47.2%
World rank
95th
of 137 countries
All-time high
25,622 number
in 2007
All-time low
6,276 number
in 2017
Years of data
9
2007–2017

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Uruguay, 2007–2017

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2007201220172007: 25.6k number2008: 24.2k number2009: 21.1k number2011: 21.8k number2012: 20.4k number2014: 17.9k number2015: 13.5k number2016: 11.9k number2017: 6.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 6,276 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.2% on the previous year and down 75.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Uruguay peaked at 25,622 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6,276 number, in 2017.

That places Uruguay 95th out of 137 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Uruguay, 2007 to 2017.
Year number Change
2007 25,622 number
2008 24,157 number -5.7%
2009 21,085 number -12.7%
2011 21,825 number +3.5%
2012 20,410 number -6.5%
2014 17,912 number -12.2%
2015 13,490 number -24.7%
2016 11,886 number -11.9%
2017 6,276 number -47.2%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 6,276 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,134 number, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 6,276 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44,532 number, 14% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23,621 number 21,085 number 25,622 number 3
2010s 15,300 number 6,276 number 21,825 number 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 92 Norway 7,674 number compare
  2. 93 Mauritius 7,254 number compare
  3. 94 Belgium 6,465 number compare
  4. 96 Belarus 6,174 number compare
  5. 97 Finland 6,134 number compare
  6. 98 Netherlands 5,804 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Uruguay?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Uruguay was 6,276 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 25,622 number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 6,276 number in 2017.
How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Uruguay ranks 95th out of 137 countries with data for 2017.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/