School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.21 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uruguay, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uruguay stood at 7.21 years. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uruguay peaked at 7.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.46 years, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 41st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.67 years | 3.46 years | 3.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3 years | 3.8 years | 4.76 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.17 years | 4.92 years | 5.66 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.02 years | 5.36 years | 6.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.52 years | 6 years | 7.1 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1 years | 6.96 years | 7.21 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 38 Brazil 7.24 years compare
- 39 Martinique 7.22 years compare
- 40 Serbia 7.22 years compare
- 42 North Macedonia 7.21 years compare
- 43 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.18 years compare
- 44 Kazakhstan 7.16 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)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Uruguay was 7.21 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.21 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 years in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release