Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 1.05 in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.05
World rank
14th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.06
in 2016
All-time low
1.01
in 1975
Years of data
18
1975β2024
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uruguay, 1975β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uruguay stood at 1.05.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uruguay peaked at 1.06 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 14th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 11 Estonia 1.06 compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.06 compare
- 13 Puerto Rico 1.05 compare
- 15 Philippines 1.05 compare
- 16 Latvia 1.05 compare
- 17 Panama 1.05 compare
More education data for Uruguay
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uruguay?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Uruguay was 1.05 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 in 2016.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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