School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 22,623 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
22,623 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 204 countries
All-time high
27,659 number
in 1989
All-time low
22,623 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay is 22,623 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 27,659 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 22,623 number, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 136th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25,122 number | — |
| 1971 | 25,296 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 25,441 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 25,644 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 25,743 number | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 25,492 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 24,774 number | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 24,225 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 23,689 number | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 23,352 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 23,571 number | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 24,299 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 24,896 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 25,432 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 25,937 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 26,363 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 26,784 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 27,134 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 27,495 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 27,659 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 27,341 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 26,631 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 26,025 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 25,403 number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 24,927 number | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 24,911 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 25,279 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 25,582 number | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 25,858 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 26,133 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 26,368 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 26,565 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 26,709 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 26,838 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 26,876 number | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 26,710 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 26,374 number | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 26,080 number | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 25,784 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 25,487 number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 25,237 number | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 25,041 number | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 24,800 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 24,549 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 24,272 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 23,930 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 23,558 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 23,228 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 22,901 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 22,657 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 22,623 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,878 number | 23,352 number | 25,743 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,957 number | 23,571 number | 27,659 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 25,809 number | 24,911 number | 27,341 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,379 number | 25,487 number | 26,876 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,017 number | 22,657 number | 25,237 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,623 number | 22,623 number | 22,623 number | 1 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Uruguay was 22,623 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 27,659 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,623 number in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 136th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.