Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 328,874 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Uruguay, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 328,874 for population of compulsory school age, male in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Uruguay peaked at 376,961 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 239,139, in 1998.
That places Uruguay 120th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 239,139 | — |
| 1999 | 240,769 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 247,209 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 247,806 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 248,159 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 248,173 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 248,356 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 248,505 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 248,051 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 247,154 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 376,961 | +52.5% |
| 2009 | 375,711 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 374,325 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 372,183 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 369,107 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 365,270 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 360,959 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 356,658 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 352,636 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 349,005 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 345,630 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 342,448 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 339,438 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 336,612 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 334,085 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 332,001 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 330,336 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 328,874 | -0.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 328,874 is above the median for high income countries, which is 311,866, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 328,874 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 196,344, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +52.5% | 247,154 | 376,961 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239,954 | 239,139 | 240,769 | 2 |
| 2000s | 273,608 | 247,154 | 376,961 | 10 |
| 2010s | 358,822 | 342,448 | 374,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 333,558 | 328,874 | 339,438 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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 population of compulsory school age, male in Uruguay?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Uruguay was 328,874 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 376,961 in 2008.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 239,139 in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Uruguay ranks 120th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release