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Children out of school — Uruguay

Children out of school in Uruguay in 2023 — 98 people. Ranked 8 in the world out of 148. Since 1983, the indicator has fallen by 99.8%.

2023 98 people −90.59% vs 2022
World rank 8of 148
Period maximum 43,983 people1984
Period minimum 98 people2023

Trend over time

1983–2023 · people

Children out of school — Uruguay, 1983–2023020,00040,00060,000198319871991199519992003200720112015201920231983: 43,235 people1984: 43,983 people1985: 39,728 people1986: 36,449 people1987: 35,631 people1991: 18,932 people1992: 13,707 people1993: 12,309 people1994: 16,971 people1995: 17,254 people1996: 18,092 people1997: 17,005 people2005: 1,038 people2006: 7,764 people2007: 15,868 people2008: 10,759 people2009: 8,776 people2010: 5,826 people2011: 3,545 people2012: 4,267 people2013: 1,170 people2014: 13,537 people2015: 1,703 people2016: 98 people2017: 714 people2018: 1,393 people2019: 1,470 people2020: 1,026 people2021: 1,084 people2022: 1,036 people2023: 98 people
Change over the period: −43,137 (−99.77%) Average annual rate: -14.13 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 98 people
World computed 44.51M people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 1.31M people
South America computed 356,363 people
High-income countries computed 878,264 people
Children out of school — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2023 98 −938 −90.59%
2022 1,036 −48 −4.46%
2021 1,084 +58 +5.66%
2020 1,026 −444 −30.21%
2019 1,470 +77 +5.52%
2018 1,393 +680 +95.18%
2017 714 +616 +625.61%
2016 98 −1,605 −94.22%
2015 1,703 −11,834 −87.42%
2014 13,537 +12,367 +1,057.01%
2013 1,170 −3,097 −72.58%
2012 4,267 +722 +20.37%
2011 3,545 −2,281 −39.15%
2010 5,826 −2,950 −33.61%
2009 8,776 −1,983 −18.43%
2008 10,759 −5,109 −32.2%
2007 15,868 +8,104 +104.38%
2006 7,764 +6,726 +647.98%
2005 1,038 — —
1997 17,005 −1,087 −6.01%
1996 18,092 +838 +4.86%
1995 17,254 +283 +1.67%
1994 16,971 +4,662 +37.87%
1993 12,309 −1,398 −10.2%
1992 13,707 −5,225 −27.6%
1991 18,932 — —
1987 35,631 −818 −2.24%
1986 36,449 −3,279 −8.25%
1985 39,728 −4,255 −9.67%
1984 43,983 +748 +1.73%
1983 43,235 — —

South America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UY Uruguay 98 GY Guyana 17,362 VE Venezuela 17,643 CL Chile 20,233 SR Suriname 26,242 AR Argentina 32,816 BO Bolivia 58,597 EC Ecuador 86,090 PY Paraguay 97,283
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About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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