Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay

Uruguay: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 9.92 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
9.92
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
55th
of 93 countries
All-time high
9.92
in 2021
All-time low
8.4
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay, 1998–2021

02468101998200920211998: 8.42000: 8.42001: 8.82002: 8.92003: 8.92004: 9.12005: 9.12006: 8.82007: 8.92008: 8.82009: 92010: 8.92011: 9.42012: 9.42013: 9.42014: 9.42015: 9.62016: 9.62017: 9.82018: 9.82019: 9.92020: 9.82021: 9.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay is 9.92, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay peaked at 9.92 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.4, in 1998.

That places Uruguay 55th out of 93 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total in Uruguay, 1998 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1998 8.4
2000 8.43 +0.4%
2001 8.8 +4.3%
2002 8.88 +0.9%
2003 8.91 +0.4%
2004 9.09 +2.0%
2005 9.07 -0.2%
2006 8.85 -2.5%
2007 8.94 +1.1%
2008 8.84 -1.1%
2009 8.99 +1.7%
2010 8.92 -0.8%
2011 9.35 +4.8%
2012 9.37 +0.2%
2013 9.42 +0.5%
2014 9.42 -0.0%
2015 9.6 +1.9%
2016 9.64 +0.4%
2017 9.76 +1.3%
2018 9.81 +0.6%
2019 9.89 +0.7%
2020 9.84 -0.5%
2021 9.92 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.4 8.4 8.4 1
2000s 8.88 8.43 9.09 10
2010s 9.52 8.92 9.89 10
2020s 9.88 9.84 9.92 2

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 52 Spain 10.16 compare
  2. 53 Nigeria 10.07 compare
  3. 54 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.06 compare
  4. 56 Ecuador 9.82 compare
  5. 57 Paraguay 9.69 compare
  6. 58 Ghana 9.65 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay was 9.92 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 9.92 in 2021.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 8.4 in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Uruguay ranks 55th out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,319 data points, 1970–2021
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