School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay

Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.27 years in 2006. β–² Rising

Latest (2006)
16.27 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
40th
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.61 years
in 2004
All-time low
10.98 years
in 1979
Years of data
10
1979–2006

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay, 1979–2006

0510151979199220061979: 11 years1998: 15.1 years1999: 14.7 years2000: 15 years2001: 15.5 years2002: 16 years2003: 16.6 years2004: 16.6 years2005: 16.2 years2006: 16.3 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2006, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay stood at 16.27 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay peaked at 16.61 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.98 years, in 1979.

Uruguay ranks 40th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.98 years 10.98 years 10.98 years 1
1990s 14.92 years 14.74 years 15.09 years 2
2000s 16.03 years 15.01 years 16.61 years 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 37 Italy 16.48 years compare
  2. 38 Austria 16.39 years compare
  3. 39 Switzerland 16.31 years compare
  4. 41 France 16.14 years compare
  5. 42 Kuwait 16.07 years compare
  6. 43 Tunisia 16.02 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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All data for Uruguay β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Uruguay was 16.27 years in 2006, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 16.61 years in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 10.98 years in 1979.
How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Uruguay ranks 40th out of 175 countries with data for 2006.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.