School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.13 GPI in 2006. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay, 1979–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.13 GPI for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.19 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.03 GPI, in 1979.
Uruguay ranks 12th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.03 GPI | — |
| 1998 | 1.19 GPI | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 1.13 GPI | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 1.12 GPI | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.12 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.13 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.15 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.13 GPI | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPI | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.16 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 1.19 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.13 GPI | 1.12 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 7 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.53 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.13 GPI in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPI in 1998.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 1979.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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.