School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, early childhood educational development was 132,960 in 2025. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Uruguay, 2011β2025
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 102 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.
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
- 60 Norway 163,538 compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 153,226 compare
- 62 Singapore 142,576 compare
- 64 Serbia, Republic of 120,656 compare
- 65 Croatia, Republic of 102,329 compare
- 66 Finland 96,439 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (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 102 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