Population, ages 12-16, total in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population, ages 12-16, total was 253,540 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Population, ages 12-16, total in Uruguay, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, ages 12-16, total in Uruguay is 253,540, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in Uruguay peaked at 275,296 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 253,540, in 2015.
That places Uruguay 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 266,532 | 258,897 | 275,296 | 10 |
| 2000s | 264,744 | 259,211 | 267,860 | 10 |
| 2010s | 259,018 | 253,540 | 264,212 | 6 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, ages 12-16, total in Uruguay?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in Uruguay was 253,540 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 275,296 in 1991.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 253,540 in 2015.
- How does Uruguay rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- Uruguay ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.