Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.08 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.9508 GPIA, in 1998.
Uruguay ranks 3rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9508 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.08 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9508 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 4 |
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Uruguay was 1.08 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9508 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release