Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Uruguay
Uruguay: Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty was 17.48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 194 countries
All-time high
17.48
in 2022
All-time low
12.87
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 17.48 for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Uruguay peaked at 17.48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.87, in 1992.
That places Uruguay 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.97 | — |
| 1991 | 13.06 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 12.87 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 12.99 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 13.11 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 13.23 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 13.35 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 13.72 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 14.09 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 14.13 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.17 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 14.68 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 15.13 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 15.55 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15.49 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.11 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.16 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 14.79 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 14.54 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 14.6 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.15 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 15.37 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.5 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.84 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.89 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.89 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.14 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 16.34 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 16.27 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.46 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.52 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 17.35 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 17.48 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.48 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 17.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.35, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 17.48 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.15, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.35 | 12.87 | 14.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.92 | 14.17 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.88 | 15.15 | 16.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.21 | 16.52 | 17.48 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Uruguay?
- Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty in Uruguay was 17.48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.87 in 1992.
- How does Uruguay rank for expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty?
- Uruguay ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Expected years of schooling vs share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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