School age population, primary education, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, primary education, male was 139,790 in 2025. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Uruguay, 1970β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in Uruguay stood at 139,790. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 170,391 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 139,790, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 134th of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 157,680 | 156,340 | 159,018 | 10 |
| 1980s | 165,260 | 158,136 | 170,391 | 10 |
| 1990s | 158,807 | 155,761 | 163,176 | 10 |
| 2000s | 165,924 | 160,622 | 167,983 | 10 |
| 2010s | 150,045 | 143,368 | 158,804 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141,109 | 139,790 | 142,619 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Uruguay?
- School age population, primary education, male in Uruguay was 139,790 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 170,391 in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,790 in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 134th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release