Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Uruguay

Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 0.0% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
122nd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 2006
Years of data
14
2005–2018

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Uruguay, 2005–2018

00.511.522005201120182005: 0.766 %2006: 0 %2007: 0 %2008: 0.505 %2009: 0.72 %2010: 0 %2011: 1.8 %2012: 1.1 %2013: 0.712 %2014: 0 %2015: 0.336 %2016: 0.931 %2017: 1.6 %2018: 0 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Uruguay stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Uruguay peaked at 1.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.

Uruguay ranks 122nd of 132 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%) in Uruguay, 2005 to 2018.
Year % Change
2005 0.8%
2006 0.0% -100.0%
2007 0.0%
2008 0.5%
2009 0.7% +42.5%
2010 0.0% -100.0%
2011 1.8%
2012 1.1% -37.7%
2013 0.7% -37.5%
2014 0.0% -100.0%
2015 0.3%
2016 0.9% +177.5%
2017 1.6% +71.8%
2018 0.0% -100.0%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%. (62 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.0% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.7% 0.0% 1.8% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 119 Austria 0.4% compare
  2. 120 Sweden 0.3% compare
  3. 121 Aruba 0.0% compare
  4. 122 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
  5. 122 Liechtenstein 0.0% compare
  6. 122 Malta 0.0% compare
  7. 122 Pakistan 0.0%
  8. 122 Peru 0.0% compare
  9. 122 San Marino 0.0% compare
  10. 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
  11. 122 Switzerland 0.0% compare
  12. 122 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
  13. 122 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Uruguay?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Uruguay was 0.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
How does Uruguay rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Uruguay ranks 122nd out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/