ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
9.04 years
in 2024
Uruguay
9.93 years
in 2023
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
48th
Uruguay rank
45th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
  • Uruguay
02.557.510199520092024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 9.93 years against 9.04 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), a difference of 0.89 years.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)'s.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 221 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 7.38 years 10.12 years 2.75 years Uruguay
2000s 8.31 years 9.96 years 1.65 years Uruguay
2010s 9.35 years 9.94 years 0.5863 years Uruguay
2020s 9.07 years 9.92 years 0.842 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 9.93 years against 9.04 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Uruguay?
0.89 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Uruguay?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,349 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release