Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Uruguay
Uruguay: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 10.25 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling, males vs. females in Uruguay is 10.25 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Uruguay peaked at 10.25 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.56 years, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.56 years | — |
| 1991 | 6.7 years | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 6.83 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 6.97 years | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 7.11 years | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7.25 years | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 7.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 7.51 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 7.71 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 7.92 years | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.12 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 8.33 years | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.53 years | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.74 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.42 years | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 8.11 years | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 7.79 years | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 7.97 years | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 8.16 years | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 8.12 years | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.27 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 8.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.54 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.68 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.2 years | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.73 years | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 10.25 years | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 10.25 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.19 years | 6.56 years | 7.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.24 years | 7.79 years | 8.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.37 years | 8.12 years | 8.68 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.86 years | 9.2 years | 10.25 years | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 173,668 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -3.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 164,140 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 112,435 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.13 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Uruguay?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Uruguay was 10.25 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.25 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.56 years in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Uruguay ranks 88th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.