School age population, upper secondary education, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 71,405 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Uruguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Uruguay stood at 71,405 number.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Uruguay peaked at 81,915 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 67,744 number, in 1970.
That places Uruguay 126th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71,204 number | 67,744 number | 74,478 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 72,302 number | 69,284 number | 76,875 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 78,986 number | 74,541 number | 81,915 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,613 number | 74,394 number | 78,999 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,537 number | 72,361 number | 78,763 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 71,405 number | 71,405 number | 71,405 number | 1 |
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- 123 Croatia 76,653 number compare
- 124 Hong Kong (China) 74,895 number compare
- 125 Gambia 74,855 number compare
- 127 Costa Rica 69,747 number compare
- 128 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64,991 number compare
- 129 Mongolia 63,957 number compare
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, upper secondary education, female in Uruguay?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Uruguay was 71,405 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 81,915 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,744 number in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Uruguay ranks 126th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, upper secondary 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.