School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 2.96 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uruguay, 1974β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uruguay is 2.96 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uruguay peaked at 2.96 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6584 years, in 1974.
Uruguay ranks 48th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7978 years | 0.6584 years | 0.9122 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.02 years | 0.7293 years | 1.2 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.25 years | 1.23 years | 1.26 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.48 years | 1.24 years | 1.76 years | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.84 years | 2.74 years | 2.96 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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, male in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Uruguay was 2.96 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6584 years in 1974.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Uruguay ranks 48th 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release