Jamaica vs Uruguay: Average years of schooling
Jamaica
9.15 years
in 2020
Uruguay
8.98 years
in 2020
Jamaica rank
85th
Uruguay rank
86th
Average years of schooling over time
- Jamaica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 9.15 years against 8.98 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0.17 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Uruguay ahead.
Jamaica ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 162 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.507 years | 1.61 years | 1.1 years | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.699 years | 1.77 years | 1.07 years | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 1.19 years | 1.94 years | 0.748 years | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 1.66 years | 2.23 years | 0.573 years | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 2.24 years | 2.5 years | 0.259 years | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 2.56 years | 3.23 years | 0.6732 years | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 2.82 years | 3.71 years | 0.8908 years | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 3.52 years | 5.05 years | 1.53 years | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 5.09 years | 5.61 years | 0.5195 years | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 6.14 years | 6.3 years | 0.1588 years | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 7.47 years | 7.21 years | 0.2658 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 8.27 years | 7.79 years | 0.4791 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8.85 years | 8.37 years | 0.4815 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.36 years | 8.64 years | 0.7149 years | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 9.15 years | 8.98 years | 0.1721 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Jamaica or Uruguay?
- Jamaica, at 9.15 years against 8.98 years in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 0.17 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Jamaica ranks 85th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.