School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 132,960 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay, 2011–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 132,960 for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay peaked at 140,987 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 132,960, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 63rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 140,987 | — |
| 2012 | 140,057 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 139,245 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 138,501 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 138,060 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 137,592 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 137,113 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 136,615 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 136,103 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 135,581 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 135,045 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 134,491 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 133,911 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 133,294 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 132,960 | -0.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 132,960 is below the median for high income countries, which is 142,576, 93% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 132,960 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 64% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 138,253 | 136,103 | 140,987 | 9 |
| 2020s | 134,214 | 132,960 | 135,581 | 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 school age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay was 132,960 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 140,987 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,960 in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Uruguay ranks 63rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release