School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay

Uruguay: School age population, early childhood educational development was 72,757 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
72,757 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
58th
of 92 countries
All-time high
74,371 number
in 2016
All-time low
71,437 number
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2011201520192011: 71.4k number2012: 71.9k number2013: 72.8k number2014: 73.4k number2015: 73.7k number2016: 74.4k number2017: 74.1k number2018: 73.2k number2019: 72.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 72,757 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

The figure is down 0.6% 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 74,371 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 71,437 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, male (number) in Uruguay, 2011 to 2019.
Year number Change
2011 71,437 number
2012 71,858 number +0.6%
2013 72,803 number +1.3%
2014 73,367 number +0.8%
2015 73,733 number +0.5%
2016 74,371 number +0.9%
2017 74,056 number -0.4%
2018 73,195 number -1.2%
2019 72,757 number -0.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 72,757 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 82,443 number, 88% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 72,757 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143,406 number, 51% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 55 Eritrea 95,830 number
  2. 56 New Zealand 92,129 number compare
  3. 57 Mongolia 89,665 number
  4. 59 Jamaica 71,849 number compare
  5. 60 Serbia 66,372 number compare
  6. 61 Norway 61,890 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 72,757 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 74,371 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 71,437 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (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

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/