School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 23,010 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23,010
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
139th
of 222 countries
All-time high
29,555
in 1982
All-time low
23,010
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uruguay, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uruguay is 23,010, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uruguay peaked at 29,555 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 23,010, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 139th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 27,215 | — |
| 1971 | 27,015 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 26,848 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 26,557 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 26,512 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 26,482 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 26,651 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 26,835 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 27,037 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 27,790 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 28,900 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 29,541 | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 29,555 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 28,738 | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 28,243 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 27,281 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 26,284 | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 25,996 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 26,103 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 26,098 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 26,132 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 26,299 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 26,522 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 26,935 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 27,344 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 27,501 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 27,479 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 27,463 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 27,438 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 27,409 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 28,724 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 28,824 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 28,561 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 27,929 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 27,361 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 26,938 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 26,617 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 26,348 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 26,092 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 25,700 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 25,161 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 24,683 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 24,384 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 24,265 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 24,151 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 23,970 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 23,816 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 23,660 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 23,593 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 23,515 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 23,438 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 23,358 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 23,273 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 23,187 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 23,099 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 23,010 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26,894 | 26,482 | 27,790 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,674 | 25,996 | 29,555 | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,052 | 26,132 | 27,501 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,309 | 25,700 | 28,824 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,120 | 23,515 | 25,161 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,228 | 23,010 | 23,438 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uruguay?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Uruguay was 23,010 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 29,555 in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,010 in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Uruguay ranks 139th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release