School age population, primary education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, primary education, female was 137,788 number in 2020. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Uruguay, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 137,788 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 164,159 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 136,806 number, in 2018.
That places Uruguay 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150,315 number | 144,918 number | 155,535 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 159,808 number | 151,443 number | 164,159 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 155,626 number | 151,657 number | 161,124 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 157,216 number | 149,907 number | 162,402 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,339 number | 136,806 number | 148,427 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,788 number | 137,788 number | 137,788 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, female in Uruguay?
- School age population, primary education, female in Uruguay was 137,788 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 164,159 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 136,806 number in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 133rd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.