School age population, tertiary education, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: School age population, tertiary education, female was 126,429 number in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
126,429 number
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
127th
of 203 countries
All-time high
134,228 number
in 1997
All-time low
104,917 number
in 1973
Years of data
45
1970–2017

School age population, tertiary education, female in Uruguay, 1970–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k1970199320171970: 108.1k number1971: 106.8k number1972: 105.6k number1973: 104.9k number1974: 105.1k number1975: 106.4k number1976: 108.9k number1977: 111.4k number1978: 113.6k number1979: 115.7k number1980: 117.6k number1981: 119.1k number1982: 119.6k number1983: 119.0k number1984: 117.7k number1985: 116.0k number1986: 115.2k number1987: 114.8k number1988: 115.3k number1989: 116.6k number1990: 118.8k number1991: 121.3k number1992: 124.1k number1993: 126.7k number1994: 129.1k number1995: 131.4k number1996: 133.2k number1997: 134.2k number1998: 134.2k number1999: 133.0k number2000: 130.5k number2001: 126.7k number2002: 123.3k number2003: 121.1k number2004: 120.0k number2005: 120.2k number2006: 121.2k number2007: 122.6k number2008: 124.1k number2010: 127.0k number2013: 129.3k number2014: 129.1k number2015: 128.5k number2016: 127.5k number2017: 126.4k number

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 124 Ireland 146,422 number compare
  2. 125 Lebanon 133,339 number compare
  3. 126 Jamaica 128,872 number compare
  4. 128 Namibia 124,087 number compare
  5. 129 Oman 123,328 number compare
  6. 130 Croatia, Republic of 118,932 number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places β†’

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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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.