School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.41 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.41 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.49 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7774 GPIA, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 32nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8241 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.7774 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8988 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 1.07 GPIA | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9912 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 1.45 GPIA | +46.2% |
| 1999 | 1.42 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.42 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.43 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.47 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.49 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.49 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.41 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.39 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.44 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.42 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.41 GPIA | -0.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.41 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.3 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.41 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +46.2% | 0.9912 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8918 GPIA | 0.7774 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9912 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.44 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 1.45 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.44 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 1.49 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.42 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 3 |
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.41 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7774 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release