Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Uruguay: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.06 GPI
in 2024
Uruguay
1.42 GPI
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
28th
Uruguay rank
27th

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.42 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.36 GPI.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5333 GPI 0.8918 GPI 0.3585 GPI Uruguay
1980s 0.5641 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.4747 GPI Uruguay
1990s 0.8497 GPI 1.44 GPI 0.587 GPI Uruguay
2000s 0.9792 GPI 1.45 GPI 0.4727 GPI Uruguay
2020s 1.05 GPI 1.43 GPI 0.3734 GPI Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.42 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uruguay?
0.36 GPI, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uruguay?
19 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Uruguay rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 27th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.