Early-demographic dividend vs Uruguay: Compulsory education, duration

Early-demographic dividend
10 years
in 2025
Uruguay
14 years
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
11th
Uruguay rank
8th

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 14 years against 10 years in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 46 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 9 years 9 years 0 years
2000s 9 years 10 years 1 years Uruguay
2010s 9.7 years 14 years 4.3 years Uruguay
2020s 10 years 14 years 4 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compulsory education, duration, Early-demographic dividend or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 14 years against 10 years in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in compulsory education, duration between Early-demographic dividend and Uruguay?
4 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Uruguay?
28 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Early-demographic dividend and Uruguay rank globally for compulsory education, duration?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.