Korea vs Uruguay: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary

Korea
1.04 GPIA
in 2022
Uruguay
1.05 GPIA
in 2018
Korea rank
11th
Uruguay rank
8th

Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary over time

  • Korea
  • Uruguay
00.250.50.751200020112022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.05 GPIA against 1.04 GPIA in Korea, a difference of 0.01 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Uruguay ahead.

Korea ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 47 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 1 GPIA 1.03 GPIA 0.0286 GPIA Uruguay
2010s 1.03 GPIA 1.04 GPIA 0.0038 GPIA Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary, Korea or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.05 GPIA against 1.04 GPIA in Korea as of 2018.
What is the difference in proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary between Korea and Uruguay?
0.01 GPIA, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Uruguay?
5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2018.
How do Korea and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary?
Korea ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 8th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Korea vs Uruguay: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-children-young-people-at-the-age-of-lower-secondary-education-prepared-for-4/korea-rep/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/proportion-of-children-young-people-at-the-age-of-lower-secondary-education-prepared-for-4/korea-rep/uruguay/">Korea vs Uruguay: Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary education prepared for the future in mathematics, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
47 places, 337 data points, 1995–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release