School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Uruguay
Uruguay: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.65 GPI in 2006. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay, 1974–2006
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay is 1.65 GPI, measured in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 2 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8058 GPI, in 1975.
Uruguay ranks 26th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8523 GPI | — |
| 1975 | 0.8058 GPI | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9128 GPI | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 1.06 GPI | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 1.11 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 1 GPI | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9805 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.84 GPI | +87.4% |
| 1999 | 1.76 GPI | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.76 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.78 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.91 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 2 GPI | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.99 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.71 GPI | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 1.65 GPI | -3.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.65 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.65 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) 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 | +87.4% | 0.9805 GPI | 1.84 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9085 GPI | 0.8058 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.03 GPI | 0.9805 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.8 GPI | 1.76 GPI | 1.84 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.83 GPI | 1.65 GPI | 2 GPI | 7 |
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, tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.65 GPI in 2006, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8058 GPI in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 26th out of 177 countries with data for 2006.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. 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, 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.