Population of compulsory school age, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population of compulsory school age, 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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