Population of compulsory school age, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: Population of compulsory school age, female was 325,845 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
325,845 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
110th
of 186 countries
All-time high
357,563 number
in 2008
All-time low
232,320 number
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Uruguay, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 235.4k number1999: 237.6k number2000: 239.1k number2001: 240.2k number2002: 240.3k number2003: 239.6k number2004: 238.2k number2005: 236.5k number2006: 234.5k number2007: 232.3k number2008: 357.6k number2009: 355.1k number2010: 351.8k number2011: 348.2k number2012: 344.3k number2013: 340.3k number2014: 336.6k number2015: 333.3k number2016: 330.6k number2017: 328.5k number2018: 327.1k number2019: 325.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 325,845 number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Uruguay peaked at 357,563 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 232,320 number, in 2007.

That places Uruguay 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Population of compulsory school age, female in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 235,446 number —
1999 237,616 number +0.9%
2000 239,146 number +0.6%
2001 240,181 number +0.4%
2002 240,313 number +0.1%
2003 239,574 number -0.3%
2004 238,205 number -0.6%
2005 236,491 number -0.7%
2006 234,485 number -0.8%
2007 232,320 number -0.9%
2008 357,563 number +53.9%
2009 355,067 number -0.7%
2010 351,777 number -0.9%
2011 348,180 number -1.0%
2012 344,284 number -1.1%
2013 340,348 number -1.1%
2014 336,603 number -1.1%
2015 333,312 number -1.0%
2016 330,562 number -0.8%
2017 328,531 number -0.6%
2018 327,060 number -0.4%
2019 325,845 number -0.4%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 325,845 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 281,271 number, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 325,845 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 310,736 number, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female 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
2008 +53.9% 232,320 number 357,563 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 236,531 number 235,446 number 237,616 number 2
2000s 261,334 number 232,320 number 357,563 number 10
2010s 336,650 number 325,845 number 351,777 number 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 107 Liberia 379,089 number compare
  2. 108 Bulgaria 378,417 number compare
  3. 109 Ireland 336,584 number compare
  4. 111 Denmark 317,835 number compare
  5. 112 Mongolia 315,762 number compare
  6. 113 Puerto Rico 310,736 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Uruguay?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Uruguay was 325,845 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 357,563 number in 2008.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 232,320 number in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Uruguay ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.