School age population, tertiary education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, tertiary education, female was 126,429 number in 2017. β² Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Uruguay, 1970β2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, school age population, tertiary education, female in Uruguay stood at 126,429 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 134,228 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 104,917 number, in 1973.
That places Uruguay 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108,658 number | 104,917 number | 115,693 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 117,084 number | 114,816 number | 119,560 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,613 number | 118,791 number | 134,228 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,294 number | 119,974 number | 130,514 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 127,978 number | 126,429 number | 129,283 number | 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, tertiary education, female in Uruguay?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Uruguay was 126,429 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 134,228 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,917 number in 1973.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary 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 tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.