School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 286,338 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
286,338 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
134th
of 205 countries
All-time high
329,848 number
in 1992
All-time low
286,006 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay is 286,338 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 329,848 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 286,006 number, in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 134th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 286,006 number | — |
| 1971 | 288,740 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 291,223 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 293,693 number | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 296,950 number | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 300,909 number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 301,010 number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 300,476 number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 299,145 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 296,257 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 291,737 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 287,657 number | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 286,397 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 287,865 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 291,582 number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 297,272 number | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 304,437 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 311,045 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 316,810 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 322,286 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 327,197 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 329,465 number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 329,848 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 328,536 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 325,122 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 319,704 number | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 314,317 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 310,550 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 308,626 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 308,223 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 309,363 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 311,060 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 313,038 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 314,845 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 316,906 number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 319,138 number | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 320,265 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 320,867 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 320,867 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 319,862 number | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 317,588 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 314,584 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 311,455 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 308,455 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 305,636 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 302,989 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 299,979 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 296,905 number | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 293,664 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 290,117 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 286,338 number | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 295,441 number | 286,006 number | 301,010 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 299,709 number | 286,397 number | 322,286 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 320,159 number | 308,223 number | 329,848 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 316,621 number | 309,363 number | 320,867 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 304,137 number | 290,117 number | 317,588 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 286,338 number | 286,338 number | 286,338 number | 1 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Uruguay was 286,338 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 329,848 number in 1992.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 286,006 number in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 134th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.