School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 13.93 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uruguay, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 13.93 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uruguay peaked at 14.02 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.06 years, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 15th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.59 years | 10.06 years | 10.98 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 12.59 years | 11.99 years | 13.2 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.92 years | 12.12 years | 13.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.47 years | 12.93 years | 13.71 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.87 years | 13.6 years | 14.02 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 12 Iceland 14.11 years compare
- 13 New Zealand 13.97 years compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.96 years compare
- 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.87 years compare
- 17 Cook Islands 13.79 years compare
- 18 Norway 13.78 years compare
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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Uruguay was 13.93 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.02 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.06 years in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release