North America vs Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

North America
0.9957 GPI
in 2019
Uruguay
1.05 GPI
in 2018
North America rank
16th
Uruguay rank
14th

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • North America
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.05 GPI against 0.9957 GPI in North America, a difference of 0.0543 GPI.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Uruguay ahead.

North America ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 45 groups.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 1.01 GPI 1.08 GPI 0.0712 GPI Uruguay
2000s 1 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.0394 GPI Uruguay
2010s 0.997 GPI 1.05 GPI 0.0566 GPI Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, North America or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.05 GPI against 0.9957 GPI in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between North America and Uruguay?
0.0543 GPI, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Uruguay?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2018.
How do North America and Uruguay rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
North America ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.