School age population, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay

Uruguay: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 71,819 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
71,819 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
140th
of 205 countries
All-time high
85,202 number
in 1990
All-time low
71,819 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 71,819 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 85,202 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 71,819 number, in 2020.

Uruguay ranks 140th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Uruguay, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 75,247 number
1971 76,013 number +1.0%
1972 76,616 number +0.8%
1973 77,184 number +0.7%
1974 77,991 number +1.0%
1975 78,961 number +1.2%
1976 78,472 number -0.6%
1977 77,327 number -1.5%
1978 75,763 number -2.0%
1979 74,034 number -2.3%
1980 72,579 number -2.0%
1981 72,185 number -0.5%
1982 73,239 number +1.5%
1983 75,127 number +2.6%
1984 77,232 number +2.8%
1985 79,208 number +2.6%
1986 81,018 number +2.3%
1987 82,334 number +1.6%
1988 83,310 number +1.2%
1989 84,271 number +1.2%
1990 85,202 number +1.1%
1991 85,163 number -0.0%
1992 84,196 number -1.1%
1993 82,617 number -1.9%
1994 80,737 number -2.3%
1995 78,960 number -2.2%
1996 77,941 number -1.3%
1997 78,026 number +0.1%
1998 78,798 number +1.0%
1999 79,705 number +1.2%
2000 80,425 number +0.9%
2001 81,020 number +0.7%
2002 81,516 number +0.6%
2003 81,913 number +0.5%
2004 82,333 number +0.5%
2005 82,782 number +0.5%
2006 82,819 number +0.0%
2007 82,457 number -0.4%
2008 81,772 number -0.8%
2009 80,884 number -1.1%
2010 79,926 number -1.2%
2011 79,067 number -1.1%
2012 78,368 number -0.9%
2013 77,746 number -0.8%
2014 77,142 number -0.8%
2015 76,503 number -0.8%
2016 75,684 number -1.1%
2017 74,764 number -1.2%
2018 73,784 number -1.3%
2019 72,765 number -1.4%
2020 71,819 number -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 76,761 number 74,034 number 78,961 number 10
1980s 78,050 number 72,185 number 84,271 number 10
1990s 81,134 number 77,941 number 85,202 number 10
2000s 81,792 number 80,425 number 82,819 number 10
2010s 76,575 number 72,765 number 79,926 number 10
2020s 71,819 number 71,819 number 71,819 number 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 137 Georgia 74,947 number compare
  2. 138 Albania 73,065 number compare
  3. 139 Botswana 72,225 number compare
  4. 141 Jamaica 70,172 number compare
  5. 142 Guinea-Bissau 68,790 number compare
  6. 143 Puerto Rico 65,780 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Uruguay was 71,819 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 85,202 number in 1990.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 71,819 number in 2020.
How does Uruguay rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Uruguay ranks 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.