School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) was 7.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 7.58 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Uruguay peaked at 7.58 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.67 years, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 27th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.85 years | — |
| 1971 | 3.89 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 4 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.13 years | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.69 years | -10.8% |
| 1979 | 3.67 years | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 5.4 years | +47.3% |
| 1995 | 5.56 years | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.29 years | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 6.12 years | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 6.17 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 6.42 years | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 6.71 years | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 7.08 years | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 6.99 years | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 6.59 years | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 6.59 years | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.57 years | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 5.69 years | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5.75 years | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 6.47 years | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 7.3 years | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 7.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.47 years | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.32 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 7.51 years | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 7.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 7.58 years | +0.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 7.58 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.67 years, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 7.58 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.24 years, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, female (years) (expectancy female) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +47.3% | 3.67 years | 5.4 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.87 years | 3.67 years | 4.13 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 5.84 years | 5.4 years | 6.29 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.35 years | 5.57 years | 7.08 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.14 years | 6.47 years | 7.47 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.49 years | 7.32 years | 7.58 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 24 Slovenia 7.67 years compare
- 25 Algeria 7.63 years compare
- 26 Montenegro 7.6 years compare
- 28 Luxembourg 7.56 years compare
- 29 Liechtenstein 7.56 years compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 7.54 years compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Uruguay was 7.58 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 years in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release