Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita was 10.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Uruguay is 10.54, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Uruguay peaked at 10.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.15, in 1990.
That places Uruguay 82nd out of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.46 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.44 | 8 | 8.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.64 | 8.33 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.15 | 9.5 | 10.54 | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Uruguay?
- Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita in Uruguay was 10.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs gdp per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.15 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for average years of schooling vs gdp per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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