UIS: North America and Western Europe vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, secondary, female

UIS: North America and Western Europe
6.86 years
in 2024
Uruguay
7.58 years
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
26th
Uruguay rank
27th

School life expectancy, secondary, female over time

  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.58 years against 6.86 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 0.72 years.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.

UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 221 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, UIS: North America and Western Europe averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade UIS: North America and Western Europe Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 6.65 years 6.12 years 0.5312 years UIS: North America and Western Europe
2000s 6.64 years 6.35 years 0.2813 years UIS: North America and Western Europe
2010s 6.86 years 7.14 years 0.2777 years Uruguay
2020s 6.9 years 7.49 years 0.5884 years Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, female, UIS: North America and Western Europe or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 7.58 years against 6.86 years in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2023.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, female between UIS: North America and Western Europe and Uruguay?
0.72 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UIS: North America and Western Europe and Uruguay?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do UIS: North America and Western Europe and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 26th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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, secondary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
434 places, 15,675 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release