School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay stood at 1.05 GPI.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.12 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9794 GPI, in 2007.
That places Uruguay 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.02 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 1.05 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 1.05 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1.06 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.08 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.03 GPI | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 1.07 GPI | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.07 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.12 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPI | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.06 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9794 GPI | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPI | +0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.05 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPI, 1.1× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.05 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.08 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9794 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9794 GPI in 2007.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.