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 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 age 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 age 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 age 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.

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 age in Uruguay?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 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 age 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 age 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 age?
Uruguay ranks 135th 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 2.8%. 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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/