School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 18.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay, 1979–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay is 18.96 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay peaked at 18.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.91 years, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 14th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.91 years | 10.91 years | 10.91 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.32 years | 15.14 years | 15.5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.93 years | 14.88 years | 16.56 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 18.88 years | 18.79 years | 18.96 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 11 Norway 19.45 years compare
- 12 Iceland 19.37 years compare
- 13 Ireland 19.17 years compare
- 15 Netherlands, The 18.95 years compare
- 16 Türkiye, Republic of 18.81 years compare
- 17 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 18.75 years 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)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay was 18.96 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 18.96 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.91 years in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release