Over-age students, primary, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Over-age students, primary, male was 7.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Uruguay, 1984–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Uruguay stood at 7.6%. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Uruguay peaked at 19.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18.1% | — |
| 1991 | 16.4% | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 15.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 13.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 13.5% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | -10.4% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.8% | 14.3% | 19.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 7.6% | 13.0% | 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, male in Uruguay?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Uruguay was 7.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. 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, male (% of male 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.