Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 23,264 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uruguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uruguay is 23,264 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 27,657 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 22,680 number, in 2016.
That places Uruguay 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26,374 number | — |
| 1971 | 26,217 number | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 25,774 number | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 25,200 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 24,654 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 24,322 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 24,366 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 24,830 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 25,523 number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 26,239 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 26,701 number | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 27,067 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 27,333 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 27,504 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 27,598 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 27,657 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 27,402 number | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 26,836 number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 26,134 number | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 25,471 number | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 25,075 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 25,015 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 25,275 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 25,723 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 26,220 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 26,567 number | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 26,866 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 27,133 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 27,338 number | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 27,446 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 27,437 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 27,274 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 26,914 number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 26,441 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 25,945 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 25,536 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 25,200 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 24,930 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 24,695 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 24,458 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 24,173 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 23,864 number | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 23,525 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 23,192 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 22,906 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 22,717 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 22,680 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 22,785 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 22,968 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23,159 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23,264 number | +0.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 23,264 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 23,264 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25,350 number | 24,322 number | 26,374 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,970 number | 25,471 number | 27,657 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,266 number | 25,015 number | 27,446 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,883 number | 24,458 number | 27,437 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,197 number | 22,680 number | 24,173 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,264 number | 23,264 number | 23,264 number | 1 |
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 the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uruguay?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Uruguay was 23,264 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27,657 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,680 number in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.