Spain vs Uruguay: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Spain

10.76 years

in 2023

Uruguay

10.54 years

in 2023

Spain rank

80th

Uruguay rank

82nd

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Spain currently reports 10.76 years against 10.54 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2161 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.

Spain ranks 80th and Uruguay ranks 82nd of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.