Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uruguay

Uruguay: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 666,171 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
666,171 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
110th
of 186 countries
All-time high
729,399 number
in 2008
All-time low
473,860 number
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uruguay, 1998–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1998200820191998: 481.0k number1999: 485.4k number2000: 488.5k number2001: 490.5k number2002: 490.7k number2003: 489.0k number2004: 486.1k number2005: 482.5k number2006: 478.3k number2007: 473.9k number2008: 729.4k number2009: 724.5k number2010: 718.0k number2011: 710.7k number2012: 702.8k number2013: 695.0k number2014: 687.6k number2015: 681.2k number2016: 675.7k number2017: 671.6k number2018: 668.6k number2019: 666.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 666,171 number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 729,399 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 473,860 number, in 2007.

Uruguay ranks 110th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 483,234 number 481,019 number 485,450 number 2
2000s 533,335 number 473,860 number 729,399 number 10
2010s 687,744 number 666,171 number 717,990 number 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 107 Bulgaria 778,793 number compare
  2. 108 Liberia 772,918 number compare
  3. 109 Ireland 689,468 number compare
  4. 111 Denmark 653,096 number compare
  5. 112 Puerto Rico 647,640 number compare
  6. 113 Mongolia 638,262 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uruguay?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Uruguay was 666,171 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 729,399 number in 2008.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 473,860 number in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Uruguay ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.