Argentina vs Uruguay: Compulsory education, duration

Argentina
14 years
in 2025
Uruguay
14 years
in 2025
Argentina rank
8th
Uruguay rank
8th

Compulsory education, duration over time

  • Argentina
  • Uruguay
051015199820112025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 14 years against 14 years in Uruguay, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Argentina ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 197 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Compulsory education, duration (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 6,506 data points, 1975–2025
Last refreshed

Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.