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

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104)
9.16 years
in 2024
Uruguay
9.97 years
in 2023
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) rank
39th
Uruguay rank
38th

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

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

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 9.97 years against 9.16 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104), a difference of 0.81 years.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Uruguay ahead.

ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 38th 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 7.67 years 9.95 years 2.27 years Uruguay
2000s 8.64 years 9.96 years 1.32 years Uruguay
2010s 9.71 years 9.9 years 0.1957 years Uruguay
2020s 9.23 years 9.92 years 0.6878 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 9.97 years against 9.16 years in ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) and Uruguay?
0.81 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, male?
ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (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, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release