Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay, 1995–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.02 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.25 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 2018.
Uruguay ranks 60th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.12 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 1.25 GPI | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPI | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.07 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.08 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.09 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 1.25 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.31 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 16,363 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 506 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 125,890 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 76,456 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2018.
- How does Uruguay rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. 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.