Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Uruguay
Uruguay: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Uruguay, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.4 for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Uruguay peaked at 3.02 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2024.
Uruguay ranks 194th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.76 | 2.69 | 2.82 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.83 | 2.77 | 2.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.86 | 2.71 | 3.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.5 | 2.47 | 2.59 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.38 | 2.25 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1 | 2.02 | 2.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.91 | 1.57 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 191 Bermuda 1.41 compare
- 191 Wallis and Futuna 1.41 compare
- 193 Luxembourg 1.4 compare
- 195 Saint Lucia 1.39 compare
- 196 Belgium 1.38 compare
- 197 Cyprus 1.38 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Uruguay?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Uruguay was 1.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 in 1975.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2024.
- How does Uruguay rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Uruguay ranks 194th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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