School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9917 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9917 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
126th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.9917 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
27
1995–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Uruguay, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Uruguay is 0.9917 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Uruguay peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9917 GPIA, in 2023.
Uruguay ranks 126th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9962 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9984 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.995 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9953 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9963 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9976 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9917 GPIA | -1.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.9917 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9982 GPIA, 99% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.9917 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9929 GPIA, 100% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.995 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9992 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0849 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Uruguay was 0.9917 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9917 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Uruguay ranks 126th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release