School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male was 13.37 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Uruguay is 13.37 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Uruguay peaked at 13.37 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.53 years, in 1978.
That places Uruguay 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.35 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.34 years | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 10.33 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 10.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 9.53 years | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 9.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11.25 years | +16.2% |
| 1995 | 11.35 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.76 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 12.21 years | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 12.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 12.44 years | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 12.82 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 13.03 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 12.92 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.53 years | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 12.51 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.41 years | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.77 years | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 11.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.19 years | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.05 years | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 12.95 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.95 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 13.21 years | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 13.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.37 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.1 years | 9.53 years | 10.39 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 11.65 years | 11.25 years | 12.21 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.45 years | 11.77 years | 13.03 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.8 years | 12.19 years | 13.05 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 13.21 years | 12.95 years | 13.37 years | 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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male in Uruguay was 13.37 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 13.37 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.53 years in 1978.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male?
- Uruguay ranks 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release