Uruguay vs World: Compulsory education, duration

Uruguay

14 years

in 2025

World

10 years

in 2025

Uruguay rank

8th

World rank

11th

Compulsory education, duration over time

Uruguay currently reports 14 years against 10 years in World, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was World ahead.

Uruguay ranks 8th and World ranks 11th of 197 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

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