Children out of school, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Children out of school, female was 0.6% in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, female in Uruguay, 1984–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2015, children out of school, female in Uruguay stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 36.0% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Uruguay peaked at 13.8% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 162nd out of 177 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 13.8% | — |
| 1991 | 5.6% | -59.8% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +43.6% |
| 1995 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -90.7% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +437.7% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +96.2% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -34.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +27.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -71.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +36.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 24% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 9% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +437.7% | 0.5% | 2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.5% | 4.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, female in Uruguay?
- Children out of school, female in Uruguay was 0.6% in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 1984.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for children out of school, female?
- Uruguay ranks 162nd out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.