How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Uruguay ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Uruguay

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Uruguay
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 10.06 years in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

10.06 years

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

36th

of 188 countries

All-time high

10.23 years

in 2017

All-time low

9.6 years

in 1995

Years of data

1995–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Uruguay, 1995–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 10.06 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Uruguay peaked at 10.23 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.6 years, in 1995.

Uruguay ranks 36th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	9.89 years	9.6 years	10.15 years	3
2000s	10.07 years	9.91 years	10.21 years	10
2010s	10.12 years	10.06 years	10.23 years	3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

33 Dominica 10.13 years compare
34 Norway 10.12 years compare
35 Nepal 10.08 years compare
37 Iceland 10.04 years compare
38 Hong Kong 10 years compare
39 Maldives 9.98 years compare

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Uruguay?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Uruguay was 10.06 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 10.23 years in 2017.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 9.6 years in 1995.
How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Uruguay ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.