School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.977 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay stood at 0.977 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9509 GPIA, in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 145th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9987 GPIA | 0.9509 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9906 GPIA | 0.9852 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9869 GPIA | 0.9852 GPIA | 0.9886 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9713 GPIA | 0.9683 GPIA | 0.9748 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9801 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9845 GPIA | 0.977 GPIA | 0.9919 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- 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 18,882 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.4 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay was 0.977 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 1978.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9509 GPIA in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 145th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release