School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 5.03 years in 2023. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Uruguay, 1974β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 5.03 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Uruguay peaked at 5.03 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5426 years, in 1974.
Uruguay ranks 18th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7139 years | 0.5426 years | 0.8498 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.05 years | 0.8227 years | 1.19 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.22 years | 2.14 years | 2.29 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.67 years | 2.15 years | 2.88 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.91 years | 4.86 years | 5.03 years | 3 |
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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, tertiary, female in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Uruguay was 5.03 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5426 years in 1974.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 189 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release