Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 24,243 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 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, male in Uruguay is 24,243 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 28,670 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 23,744 number, in 2016.
Uruguay ranks 136th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,431 number | — |
| 1971 | 27,289 number | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 26,839 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 26,244 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 25,665 number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 25,292 number | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 25,364 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 25,883 number | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 26,642 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 27,428 number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 27,948 number | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 28,297 number | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 28,520 number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 28,634 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 28,666 number | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 28,670 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 28,385 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 27,818 number | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 27,138 number | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 26,511 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 26,145 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 26,085 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 26,362 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 26,835 number | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 27,362 number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 27,734 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 28,046 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 28,327 number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 28,539 number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 28,648 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 28,628 number | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 28,449 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 28,062 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 27,555 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 27,030 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 26,605 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 26,241 number | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 25,962 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 25,733 number | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 25,512 number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 25,251 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 24,946 number | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 24,609 number | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 24,277 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 23,991 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 23,801 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 23,744 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 23,823 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 23,977 number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 24,146 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24,243 number | +0.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 24,243 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 24,243 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,926 number, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,408 number | 25,292 number | 27,431 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,059 number | 26,511 number | 28,670 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,408 number | 26,085 number | 28,648 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,978 number | 25,512 number | 28,628 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,256 number | 23,744 number | 25,251 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,243 number | 24,243 number | 24,243 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, male in Uruguay?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Uruguay was 24,243 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 28,670 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,744 number in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.