School age population, tertiary education, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, tertiary education, male was 125,237 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Uruguay, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, tertiary education, male in Uruguay stood at 125,237.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 138,379 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 105,799, in 1970.
That places Uruguay 132nd out of 221 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110,300 | 105,799 | 115,895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,899 | 116,978 | 121,131 | 10 |
| 1990s | 129,306 | 121,287 | 135,418 | 10 |
| 2000s | 128,003 | 125,645 | 134,026 | 10 |
| 2010s | 134,603 | 129,119 | 138,379 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,755 | 125,237 | 133,850 | 6 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Uruguay?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Uruguay was 125,237 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 138,379 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,799 in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 132nd out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release