Uruguay vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, primary education, both sexes

Uruguay
273,638
in 2025
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
52.88 million
in 2024
Uruguay rank
135th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
134th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • Uruguay
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) currently reports 52.88 million against 273,638 in Uruguay, a difference of 52.60 million.

That makes WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s figure about 193.2 times Uruguay's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Uruguay ranks 135th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 134th of 222 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uruguay WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 319,555 53.99 million 53.67 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2000s 325,555 54.34 million 54.01 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2010s 293,553 53.47 million 53.18 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
2020s 276,382 52.98 million 52.70 million WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, Uruguay or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), at 52.88 million against 273,638 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
52.60 million, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Uruguay and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
Uruguay ranks 135th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 134th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release