School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay

Uruguay: School age population, early childhood educational development was 142,244 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
142,244 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
58th
of 92 countries
All-time high
145,862 number
in 2016
All-time low
139,690 number
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay, 2011–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2011201520192011: 139.7k number2012: 140.6k number2013: 142.6k number2014: 143.8k number2015: 144.5k number2016: 145.9k number2017: 145.1k number2018: 143.2k number2019: 142.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 142,244 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay peaked at 145,862 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 139,690 number, in 2011.

That places Uruguay 58th out of 92 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Uruguay, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 139,690 number
2012 140,637 number +0.7%
2013 142,629 number +1.4%
2014 143,816 number +0.8%
2015 144,543 number +0.5%
2016 145,862 number +0.9%
2017 145,130 number -0.5%
2018 143,226 number -1.3%
2019 142,244 number -0.7%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 142,244 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 160,778 number, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 142,244 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 280,305 number, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 55 Denmark 187,321 number compare
  2. 56 New Zealand 179,312 number compare
  3. 57 Mongolia 177,415 number
  4. 59 Jamaica 140,504 number compare
  5. 60 Serbia 128,895 number compare
  6. 61 Norway 120,227 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay was 142,244 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 145,862 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 139,690 number in 2011.
How does Uruguay rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Uruguay ranks 58th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/