Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Mexico or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 6.35 years against 6.3 years in Mexico as of 2018.

What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Mexico and Uruguay?

0.05 years, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?

48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mexico vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes

Mexico

6.3 years

in 2018

Uruguay

6.35 years

in 2018

Mexico rank

81st

Uruguay rank

78th

School life expectancy, primary, both sexes over time

Mexico
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 6.35 years against 6.3 years in Mexico, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Uruguay ahead.

Mexico ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 78th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.66 years	6.58 years	0.0769 years	Mexico
1980s	7.2 years	6.57 years	0.631 years	Mexico
1990s	6.62 years	6.59 years	0.0227 years	Mexico
2000s	6.56 years	6.75 years	0.1934 years	Uruguay
2010s	6.49 years	6.62 years	0.1315 years	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary, both sexes, Mexico or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 6.35 years against 6.3 years in Mexico as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary, both sexes between Mexico and Uruguay?: 0.05 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?: Mexico ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 78th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 9,854 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.