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

Uruguay: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age 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.

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 age in Uruguay?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Uruguay ranks 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/