Over-age students, primary in Uruguay
Uruguay: Over-age students, primary was 6.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Uruguay, 1983–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 6.6% for over-age students, primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Uruguay peaked at 19.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 90th 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 25 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 19.2% | — |
| 1984 | 18.1% | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 17.4% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 16.3% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 15.4% | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 14.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 14.1% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | -12.4% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +42.3% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -17.4% |
| 2017 | 6.6% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.6% | 16.3% | 19.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 13.4% | 18.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 6.6% | 12.1% | 8 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Uruguay?
- Over-age students, primary in Uruguay was 6.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for over-age students, primary?
- Uruguay ranks 90th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.0%. 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 (% of 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.