Papua New Guinea vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female

Papua New Guinea
9.91 years
in 2023
Uruguay
9.89 years
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
45th
Uruguay rank
46th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uruguay
02.557.510199520092023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9.91 years against 9.89 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.02 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 200 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 5.23 years 10.42 years 5.19 years Uruguay
2010s 8.23 years 9.9 years 1.67 years Uruguay
2020s 9.15 years 9.87 years 0.718 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female, Papua New Guinea or Uruguay?
Papua New Guinea, at 9.91 years against 9.89 years in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female between Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
0.02 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uruguay?
7 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
Papua New Guinea ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,261 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release