School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 16.84 years in 2017. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Uruguay, 1974–2017
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 16.84 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2017. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 16.84 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.78 years, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 21st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 10.86 years | — |
| 1975 | 10.78 years | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 11.07 years | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 10.8 years | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 12.13 years | +12.3% |
| 1982 | 11.87 years | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 11.89 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 12.65 years | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 12.89 years | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 12.99 years | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 12.8 years | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 13.17 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 13.85 years | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 13.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.21 years | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 14.68 years | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 15.09 years | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 15.52 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 15.53 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.21 years | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 15.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 14.95 years | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 14.72 years | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 15.41 years | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 16.23 years | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 16.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.34 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 16.63 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.84 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.88 years | 10.78 years | 11.07 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 12.13 years | 11.87 years | 12.65 years | 4 |
| 1990s | 13.27 years | 12.8 years | 13.89 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 15.03 years | 14.21 years | 15.53 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3 years | 15.41 years | 16.84 years | 6 |
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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 to tertiary, both sexes in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Uruguay was 16.84 years in 2017, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 16.84 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.78 years in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 21st out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.