Over-age students, primary, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Over-age students, primary, female was 5.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Uruguay, 1984–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in Uruguay is 5.7%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Uruguay peaked at 18.1% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2017.
Uruguay ranks 93rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18.1% | — |
| 1991 | 14.4% | -20.9% |
| 1992 | 12.8% | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 12.3% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 13.2% | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 17.3% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -37.9% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +17.3% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +50.1% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -33.6% |
| 2016 | 5.9% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.9% | 12.3% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 5.7% | 11.2% | 8 |
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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 over-age students, primary, female in Uruguay?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Uruguay was 5.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1% in 1984.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 93rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.