Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Uruguay
Uruguay: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 43.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Uruguay, 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Uruguay stood at 43.5%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Uruguay peaked at 53.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2022.
Uruguay ranks 46th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 51.9% | — |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 49.3% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | -11.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 43.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 72.4%, 60% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 43.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28.2%, 1.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 51.9% | 53.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 44.2% | 49.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More infrastructure data for Uruguay
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 35.62 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3562 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1195 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.46 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Uruguay?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in Uruguay was 43.5% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 53.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2022.
- How does Uruguay rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- Uruguay ranks 46th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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