Years of schooling in Uruguay
Uruguay: Years of schooling was 10.54 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.54
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
10.54
in 2022
All-time low
7.15
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Years of schooling in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 10.54 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Uruguay peaked at 10.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.15, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 82nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Years of schooling in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.15 | — |
| 1991 | 7.19 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 7.23 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.27 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 7.31 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 7.35 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 7.47 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 7.68 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 7.89 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 8.1 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 8.32 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 8.53 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.74 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.95 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 8.63 | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.32 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 8 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.19 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.37 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 8.37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.33 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.48 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.52 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.61 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.67 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 8.7 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.83 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.91 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 8.98 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.5 | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 10.02 | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 10.54 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 10.54 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 10.54 is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.39, 85% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 10.54 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.68, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.46 | 7.15 | 8.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.44 | 8 | 8.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.64 | 8.33 | 8.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.15 | 9.5 | 10.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Uruguay?
- Years of schooling in Uruguay was 10.54 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.15 in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for years of schooling?
- Uruguay ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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