School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Uruguay
Uruguay: School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) was 74,564 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
74,564 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
126th
of 205 countries
All-time high
84,718 number
in 1994
All-time low
70,394 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Uruguay, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 74,564 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Uruguay peaked at 84,718 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 70,394 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.
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70,394 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,947 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 71,564 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 72,247 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 73,105 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 74,153 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 74,320 number | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 74,953 number | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 75,712 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 75,973 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 75,242 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 73,538 number | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 71,880 number | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 70,865 number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 70,866 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 72,073 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 74,062 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 76,201 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 78,197 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 80,008 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 81,513 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 82,556 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 83,627 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 84,528 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 84,718 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 83,838 number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 82,183 number | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 80,256 number | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 78,561 number | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 77,485 number | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 77,360 number | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 77,591 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78,062 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 78,554 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 79,162 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 79,847 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 80,343 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 81,013 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 81,717 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82,106 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 81,905 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81,171 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 80,250 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 79,361 number | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 78,585 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 77,976 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 77,322 number | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 76,751 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 76,156 number | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 75,453 number | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 74,564 number | -1.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 74,564 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 65,564 number, 1.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 74,564 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61,680 number, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73,337 number | 70,394 number | 75,973 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 74,293 number | 70,865 number | 80,008 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,926 number | 77,485 number | 84,718 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,576 number | 77,360 number | 82,106 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,493 number | 75,453 number | 81,905 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,564 number | 74,564 number | 74,564 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Uruguay?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Uruguay was 74,564 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 84,718 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,394 number in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Uruguay ranks 126th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.