Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Uruguay

Uruguay: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1 GPI in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
1 GPI
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
94th
of 154 countries
All-time high
1.11 GPI
in 1998
All-time low
0.878 GPI
in 1997
Years of data
32
1977–2015

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Uruguay, 1977–2015

00.250.50.7511977199620151977: 1.1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 1 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1.1 GPI1990: 1 GPI1991: 1 GPI1992: 1 GPI1993: 1.1 GPI1994: 1 GPI1995: 1 GPI1996: 1 GPI1997: 0.878 GPI1998: 1.1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 1 GPI2002: 1.1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2006: 1 GPI2007: 1 GPI2008: 1 GPI2009: 1 GPI2010: 1 GPI2011: 1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 1 GPI for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Uruguay peaked at 1.11 GPI in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.878 GPI, in 1997.

That places Uruguay 94th out of 154 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI) in Uruguay, 1977 to 2015.
Year GPI Change
1977 1.1 GPI
1984 1.04 GPI -5.4%
1985 1.04 GPI +0.6%
1986 1.04 GPI -0.6%
1987 1.04 GPI +0.4%
1988 1.03 GPI -1.2%
1989 1.05 GPI +2.2%
1990 1.04 GPI -1.0%
1991 1.04 GPI +0.3%
1992 1.04 GPI -0.4%
1993 1.05 GPI +1.0%
1994 1.03 GPI -1.7%
1995 1.03 GPI -0.3%
1996 1.03 GPI +0.4%
1997 0.878 GPI -15.1%
1998 1.11 GPI +26.3%
2000 1.03 GPI -7.3%
2001 1.04 GPI +1.5%
2002 1.05 GPI +1.1%
2003 1.04 GPI -1.2%
2004 1.03 GPI -0.7%
2005 1.04 GPI +0.2%
2006 1.04 GPI +0.1%
2007 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2008 1.04 GPI -0.1%
2009 1.03 GPI -0.9%
2010 1.03 GPI +0.3%
2011 1 GPI -2.7%
2012 1.01 GPI +0.9%
2013 1.01 GPI -0.5%
2014 1.01 GPI -0.1%
2015 1 GPI -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.1 GPI 1.1 GPI 1.1 GPI 1
1980s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 6
1990s 1.03 GPI 0.878 GPI 1.11 GPI 9
2000s 1.04 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.05 GPI 10
2010s 1.01 GPI 1 GPI 1.03 GPI 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 91 Hungary 1 GPI compare
  2. 92 Argentina 1 GPI compare
  3. 93 Slovakia 1 GPI compare
  4. 95 Sweden 1 GPI compare
  5. 96 Croatia 1 GPI compare
  6. 97 Austria 1 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Uruguay?
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Uruguay was 1 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 1998.
What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.878 GPI in 1997.
How does Uruguay rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
Uruguay ranks 94th out of 154 countries with data for 2015.
Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 4,879 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Ratio of female survival rate to the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.