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 10.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay, 1998–2021
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay is 10.02, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Uruguay peaked at 10.02 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.4, in 1998.
That places Uruguay 57th out of 84 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
| 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 | 8.99 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 9.09 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 8.99 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 9.17 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 9.04 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 9.55 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 9.51 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 9.53 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.53 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.71 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.74 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.87 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 9.93 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.95 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.02 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.94 | 8.43 | 9.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.64 | 9.04 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.99 | 9.95 | 10.02 | 2 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
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 10.02 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 10.02 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 57th out of 84 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 4.9%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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