Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in Uruguay

Uruguay: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) was 340,326 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
340,326 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
110th
of 186 countries
All-time high
371,836 number
in 2008
All-time low
241,540 number
in 2007
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 245.6k number1999: 247.8k number2000: 249.4k number2001: 250.3k number2002: 250.3k number2003: 249.4k number2004: 247.9k number2005: 246.1k number2006: 243.8k number2007: 241.5k number2008: 371.8k number2009: 369.4k number2010: 366.2k number2011: 362.5k number2012: 358.5k number2013: 354.6k number2014: 351.0k number2015: 347.9k number2016: 345.1k number2017: 343.1k number2018: 341.6k number2019: 340.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 340,326 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Uruguay peaked at 371,836 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 241,540 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, male (number) (Population male) in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 245,573 number —
1999 247,834 number +0.9%
2000 249,367 number +0.6%
2001 250,348 number +0.4%
2002 250,343 number -0.0%
2003 249,413 number -0.4%
2004 247,867 number -0.6%
2005 246,051 number -0.7%
2006 243,837 number -0.9%
2007 241,540 number -0.9%
2008 371,836 number +53.9%
2009 369,402 number -0.7%
2010 366,213 number -0.9%
2011 362,499 number -1.0%
2012 358,548 number -1.1%
2013 354,642 number -1.1%
2014 351,003 number -1.0%
2015 347,911 number -0.9%
2016 345,135 number -0.8%
2017 343,084 number -0.6%
2018 341,572 number -0.4%
2019 340,326 number -0.4%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 340,326 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 289,383 number, 1.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 340,326 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 336,904 number, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population 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
2008 +53.9% 241,540 number 371,836 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 246,704 number 245,573 number 247,834 number 2
2000s 272,000 number 241,540 number 371,836 number 10
2010s 351,093 number 340,326 number 366,213 number 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 107 Eritrea 399,556 number compare
  2. 108 Liberia 393,829 number compare
  3. 109 Ireland 352,884 number compare
  4. 111 Puerto Rico 336,904 number compare
  5. 112 Denmark 335,261 number compare
  6. 113 Norway 326,280 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Uruguay?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Uruguay was 340,326 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 371,836 number in 2008.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 241,540 number in 2007.
How does Uruguay rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Uruguay ranks 110th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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

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