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

Uruguay: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 24,318 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
24,318 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
135th
of 202 countries
All-time high
28,737 number
in 1999
All-time low
23,738 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

Uruguay recorded 24,318 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Uruguay peaked at 28,737 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23,738 number, in 2015.

That places Uruguay 135th 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 primary entry in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Uruguay, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 27,515 number —
1971 27,218 number -1.1%
1972 26,686 number -2.0%
1973 26,074 number -2.3%
1974 25,592 number -1.8%
1975 25,469 number -0.5%
1976 25,848 number +1.5%
1977 26,571 number +2.8%
1978 27,436 number +3.3%
1979 28,150 number +2.6%
1980 28,367 number +0.8%
1981 28,570 number +0.7%
1982 28,652 number +0.3%
1983 28,634 number -0.1%
1984 28,563 number -0.2%
1985 28,514 number -0.2%
1986 28,033 number -1.7%
1987 27,357 number -2.4%
1988 26,654 number -2.6%
1989 26,140 number -1.9%
1990 26,062 number -0.3%
1991 26,263 number +0.8%
1992 26,734 number +1.8%
1993 27,335 number +2.2%
1994 27,865 number +1.9%
1995 28,073 number +0.7%
1996 28,349 number +1.0%
1997 28,576 number +0.8%
1998 28,716 number +0.5%
1999 28,737 number +0.1%
2000 28,617 number -0.4%
2001 28,299 number -1.1%
2002 27,807 number -1.7%
2003 27,232 number -2.1%
2004 26,700 number -2.0%
2005 26,348 number -1.3%
2006 26,018 number -1.3%
2007 25,762 number -1.0%
2008 25,546 number -0.8%
2009 25,317 number -0.9%
2010 25,016 number -1.2%
2011 24,693 number -1.3%
2012 24,360 number -1.3%
2013 24,053 number -1.3%
2014 23,826 number -0.9%
2015 23,738 number -0.4%
2016 23,788 number +0.2%
2017 23,941 number +0.6%
2018 24,141 number +0.8%
2019 24,300 number +0.7%
2020 24,318 number +0.1%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 24,318 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 29,178 number, 83% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 24,318 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 26,656 number 25,469 number 28,150 number 10
1980s 27,948 number 26,140 number 28,652 number 10
1990s 27,671 number 26,062 number 28,737 number 10
2000s 26,765 number 25,317 number 28,617 number 10
2010s 24,186 number 23,738 number 25,016 number 10
2020s 24,318 number 24,318 number 24,318 number 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 132 Slovakia 28,803 number compare
  2. 133 Guinea-Bissau 28,766 number compare
  3. 134 Botswana 27,582 number compare
  4. 136 Jamaica 24,201 number compare
  5. 137 Puerto Rico 23,690 number compare
  6. 138 Lesotho 23,515 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 24,318 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 28,737 number in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 23,738 number in 2015.
How does Uruguay rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Uruguay ranks 135th 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 2.8%. 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, male (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, male (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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Male 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/