School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.93 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
9.93 years
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
45th
of 200 countries
All-time high
10.2 years
in 2003
All-time low
9.67 years
in 2007
Years of data
28
1995–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 9.93 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 10.2 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.67 years, in 2007.
Uruguay ranks 45th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.7 years | — |
| 1996 | 9.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 10.11 years | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 10.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 9.91 years | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 9.95 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.14 years | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 10.2 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 10.13 years | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 9.96 years | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.02 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 9.67 years | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 9.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.73 years | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 9.95 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.91 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.99 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.05 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.9 years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.69 years | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 10.03 years | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 10.02 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.93 years | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.94 years | 9.7 years | 10.14 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 9.96 years | 9.67 years | 10.2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.94 years | 9.73 years | 10.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.92 years | 9.69 years | 10.03 years | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Uruguay was 9.93 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 years in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 45th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release