School age population, one year before than official … female than in Uruguay

Uruguay: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 23,339 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
23,339 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
136th
of 202 countries
All-time high
27,563 number
in 1983
All-time low
22,665 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Uruguay, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Uruguay stood at 23,339 number.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Uruguay peaked at 27,563 number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 22,665 number, in 2015.

That places Uruguay 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Uruguay, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 26,445 number —
1971 26,146 number -1.1%
1972 25,627 number -2.0%
1973 25,040 number -2.3%
1974 24,590 number -1.8%
1975 24,496 number -0.4%
1976 24,824 number +1.3%
1977 25,482 number +2.7%
1978 26,277 number +3.1%
1979 26,933 number +2.5%
1980 27,117 number +0.7%
1981 27,366 number +0.9%
1982 27,511 number +0.5%
1983 27,563 number +0.2%
1984 27,553 number -0.0%
1985 27,532 number -0.1%
1986 27,053 number -1.7%
1987 26,356 number -2.6%
1988 25,617 number -2.8%
1989 25,066 number -2.2%
1990 24,974 number -0.4%
1991 25,172 number +0.8%
1992 25,624 number +1.8%
1993 26,199 number +2.2%
1994 26,701 number +1.9%
1995 26,887 number +0.7%
1996 27,151 number +1.0%
1997 27,367 number +0.8%
1998 27,503 number +0.5%
1999 27,528 number +0.1%
2000 27,421 number -0.4%
2001 27,123 number -1.1%
2002 26,660 number -1.7%
2003 26,119 number -2.0%
2004 25,616 number -1.9%
2005 25,280 number -1.3%
2006 24,970 number -1.2%
2007 24,718 number -1.0%
2008 24,492 number -0.9%
2009 24,245 number -1.0%
2010 23,924 number -1.3%
2011 23,601 number -1.4%
2012 23,270 number -1.4%
2013 22,969 number -1.3%
2014 22,748 number -1.0%
2015 22,665 number -0.4%
2016 22,740 number +0.3%
2017 22,924 number +0.8%
2018 23,150 number +1.0%
2019 23,326 number +0.8%
2020 23,339 number +0.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 23,339 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 84% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 23,339 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25,586 number 24,496 number 26,933 number 10
1980s 26,873 number 25,066 number 27,563 number 10
1990s 26,511 number 24,974 number 27,528 number 10
2000s 25,664 number 24,245 number 27,421 number 10
2010s 23,132 number 22,665 number 23,924 number 10
2020s 23,339 number 23,339 number 23,339 number 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 133 Slovakia 27,534 number compare
  2. 134 Botswana 26,973 number compare
  3. 135 Lesotho 23,368 number compare
  4. 137 Jamaica 23,146 number compare
  5. 138 Puerto Rico 22,328 number compare
  6. 139 Armenia 20,217 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Uruguay?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Uruguay was 23,339 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 27,563 number in 1983.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 22,665 number in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Uruguay ranks 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/