Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Uruguay
Uruguay: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 5,285 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Uruguay, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Uruguay stood at 5,285 number. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Uruguay peaked at 5,285 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,270 number, in 1998.
That places Uruguay 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,298 number | 1,270 number | 1,325 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,609 number | 1,470 number | 3,674 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,509 number | 4,094 number | 5,285 number | 9 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.4 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Uruguay?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Uruguay was 5,285 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5,285 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,270 number in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Uruguay ranks 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.4%. 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 Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.