School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 23,700 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
23,700 number
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
136th
of 204 countries
All-time high
28,633 number
in 1989
All-time low
23,700 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay stood at 23,700 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 28,633 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 23,700 number, in 2020.

That places Uruguay 136th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Uruguay, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 26,026 number
1971 26,246 number +0.8%
1972 26,430 number +0.7%
1973 26,670 number +0.9%
1974 26,791 number +0.5%
1975 26,519 number -1.0%
1976 25,711 number -3.0%
1977 25,108 number -2.3%
1978 24,556 number -2.2%
1979 24,241 number -1.3%
1980 24,538 number +1.2%
1981 25,296 number +3.1%
1982 25,955 number +2.6%
1983 26,599 number +2.5%
1984 27,204 number +2.3%
1985 27,648 number +1.6%
1986 27,968 number +1.2%
1987 28,237 number +1.0%
1988 28,521 number +1.0%
1989 28,633 number +0.4%
1990 28,322 number -1.1%
1991 27,619 number -2.5%
1992 27,022 number -2.2%
1993 26,412 number -2.3%
1994 25,956 number -1.7%
1995 25,967 number +0.0%
1996 26,350 number +1.5%
1997 26,673 number +1.2%
1998 26,968 number +1.1%
1999 27,257 number +1.1%
2000 27,496 number +0.9%
2001 27,689 number +0.7%
2002 27,821 number +0.5%
2003 27,932 number +0.4%
2004 27,953 number +0.1%
2005 27,776 number -0.6%
2006 27,421 number -1.3%
2007 27,104 number -1.2%
2008 26,777 number -1.2%
2009 26,453 number -1.2%
2010 26,205 number -0.9%
2011 26,029 number -0.7%
2012 25,807 number -0.9%
2013 25,575 number -0.9%
2014 25,322 number -1.0%
2015 25,002 number -1.3%
2016 24,630 number -1.5%
2017 24,306 number -1.3%
2018 23,986 number -1.3%
2019 23,744 number -1.0%
2020 23,700 number -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25,830 number 24,241 number 26,791 number 10
1980s 27,060 number 24,538 number 28,633 number 10
1990s 26,855 number 25,956 number 28,322 number 10
2000s 27,442 number 26,453 number 27,953 number 10
2010s 25,061 number 23,744 number 26,205 number 10
2020s 23,700 number 23,700 number 23,700 number 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 133 Botswana 24,874 number compare
  2. 134 Guinea-Bissau 24,457 number compare
  3. 135 Gabon 24,081 number compare
  4. 137 Jamaica 22,845 number compare
  5. 138 Armenia 22,191 number compare
  6. 139 Puerto Rico 22,127 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Uruguay was 23,700 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 28,633 number in 1989.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 23,700 number in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
Uruguay ranks 136th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.