UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Uruguay
Uruguay: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 9.19 in 2018. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Uruguay, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Uruguay stood at 9.19. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Uruguay peaked at 9.19 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.81, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 64th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.81 | — |
| 1985 | 7.24 | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 7.68 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 9.15 | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 8.24 | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 8.62 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 8.62 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.57 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 8.7 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 8.8 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 8.76 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.87 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.93 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.98 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.11 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.19 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.81 | 5.81 | 5.81 | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.24 | 7.24 | 7.24 | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.68 | 7.68 | 7.68 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.66 | 8.24 | 9.15 | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.88 | 8.57 | 9.19 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 61 Palestine 9.43 compare
- 62 Portugal 9.37 compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 9.32 compare
- 65 Peru 9.15 compare
- 66 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8.85 compare
- 67 Costa Rica 8.85 compare
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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 uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Uruguay?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Uruguay was 9.19 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 9.19 in 2018.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Uruguay ranks 64th out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/