Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Uruguay
Uruguay: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 18 years in 2004. ▬ Flat
Latest (2004)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
53rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 1998
All-time low
18 years
in 1998
Years of data
7
1998–2004
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Uruguay, 1998–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 18 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2004. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Uruguay ranks 53rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18 years | — |
| 1999 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 53 Algeria 18 years compare
- 53 Andorra 18 years
- 53 Azerbaijan 18 years compare
- 53 Bahrain 18 years compare
- 53 Bangladesh 18 years compare
- 53 Belgium 18 years compare
- 53 Benin 18 years
- 53 Brazil 18 years
- 53 Cape Verde 18 years compare
- 53 Cambodia 18 years compare
- 53 Canada 18 years compare
- 53 China 18 years compare
- 53 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18 years
- 53 Cuba 18 years compare
- 53 Cyprus 18 years
- 53 Egypt 18 years compare
- 53 Eritrea 18 years compare
- 53 Eswatini 18 years compare
- 53 Fiji 18 years compare
- 53 Gabon 18 years compare
- 53 Georgia 18 years compare
- 53 Ghana 18 years compare
- 53 Greece 18 years compare
- 53 Guinea-Bissau 18 years
- 53 Hong Kong 18 years compare
- 53 India 18 years compare
- 53 Iraq 18 years compare
- 53 Ireland 18 years compare
- 53 Israel 18 years compare
- 53 Italy 18 years compare
- 53 Japan 18 years compare
- 53 Kenya 18 years compare
- 53 North Korea 18 years compare
- 53 Kuwait 18 years compare
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 18 years compare
- 53 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18 years compare
- 53 Lesotho 18 years compare
- 53 Liberia 18 years compare
- 53 Libya 18 years compare
- 53 Luxembourg 18 years compare
- 53 Madagascar 18 years compare
- 53 Malawi 18 years compare
- 53 Maldives 18 years compare
- 53 Malta 18 years compare
- 53 Marshall Islands 18 years compare
- 53 Mauritius 18 years compare
- 53 Republic of Moldova 18 years
- 53 Monaco 18 years
- 53 Mongolia 18 years compare
- 53 Morocco 18 years compare
- 53 Mozambique 18 years compare
- 53 Namibia 18 years compare
- 53 Naoero 18 years compare
- 53 Nicaragua 18 years
- 53 Nigeria 18 years compare
- 53 Oman 18 years compare
- 53 Palau 18 years compare
- 53 Panama 18 years
- 53 Paraguay 18 years compare
- 53 Philippines 18 years compare
- 53 Portugal 18 years compare
- 53 Puerto Rico 18 years compare
- 53 Qatar 18 years
- 53 Russian Federation 18 years compare
- 53 Samoa 18 years compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 18 years compare
- 53 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 18 years compare
- 53 Spain 18 years compare
- 53 Sri Lanka 18 years
- 53 Syria 18 years compare
- 53 Tajikistan 18 years compare
- 53 Thailand 18 years compare
- 53 Tonga 18 years compare
- 53 Turkmenistan 18 years compare
- 53 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18 years compare
- 53 United States 18 years compare
- 53 Vanuatu 18 years compare
- 53 Viet Nam 18 years
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 202,346 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Uruguay?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Uruguay was 18 years in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Uruguay ranks 53rd out of 169 countries with data for 2004.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter post-secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.