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Compulsory education, duration in Uruguay

Uruguay: Compulsory education, duration was 14 years in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 197 countries
All-time high
14 years
in 2008
All-time low
9 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Compulsory education, duration in Uruguay, 1998–2025

0510151998201120251998: 9 years1999: 9 years2000: 9 years2001: 9 years2002: 9 years2003: 9 years2004: 9 years2005: 9 years2006: 9 years2007: 9 years2008: 14 years2009: 14 years2010: 14 years2011: 14 years2012: 14 years2013: 14 years2014: 14 years2015: 14 years2016: 14 years2017: 14 years2018: 14 years2019: 14 years2020: 14 years2021: 14 years2022: 14 years2023: 14 years2024: 14 years2025: 14 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compulsory education, duration in Uruguay is 14 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Uruguay peaked at 14 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9 years, in 1998.

That places Uruguay 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9 years 9 years 9 years 2
2000s 10 years 9 years 14 years 10
2010s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
2020s 14 years 14 years 14 years 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 8 Argentina 14 years compare
  2. 8 Bolivia 14 years compare
  3. 8 Brazil 14 years compare
  4. 8 Curacao 14 years compare
  5. 8 Mexico 14 years compare
  6. 8 Nauru 14 years compare
  7. 8 Peru 14 years compare
  8. 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 14 years compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compulsory education, duration in Uruguay?
Compulsory education, duration in Uruguay was 14 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 14 years in 2008.
What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9 years in 1998.
How does Uruguay rank for compulsory education, duration?
Uruguay ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.