Uruguay vs World: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Uruguay
16.84 years
in 2017
World
12.35 years
in 2019
Uruguay rank
21st
World rank
2nd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Uruguay
- World
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 16.84 years against 12.35 years in World, a difference of 4.49 years.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.4 times World's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Uruguay ranks 21st and World ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uruguay | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.88 years | 8.25 years | 2.63 years | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 12.13 years | 8.72 years | 3.42 years | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 13.27 years | 9.33 years | 3.94 years | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 15.03 years | 10.46 years | 4.57 years | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 16.3 years | 12.06 years | 4.23 years | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Uruguay or World?
- Uruguay, at 16.84 years against 12.35 years in World as of 2017.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Uruguay and World?
- 4.49 years, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uruguay and World?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
- How do Uruguay and World rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 21st and World ranks 2nd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.