School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 14.4 years in 2006. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Uruguay, 1979β2006
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 14.4 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2006.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Uruguay peaked at 14.48 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 10.62 years, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 59th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.62 years | 10.62 years | 10.62 years | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.86 years | 12.66 years | 13.07 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.16 years | 13.43 years | 14.48 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 56 Montenegro 14.5 years
- 57 Croatia 14.47 years compare
- 58 Mauritius 14.42 years compare
- 60 United Arab Emirates 14.37 years compare
- 61 Luxembourg 14.3 years compare
- 62 Morocco 14.3 years compare
More gender data for Uruguay
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,671 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Uruguay was 14.4 years in 2006, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.48 years in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.62 years in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 175 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.