How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?

Uruguay ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Uruguay

Name: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Uruguay
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Uruguay: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9909 GPI in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

0.9909 GPI

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

99th

of 197 countries

All-time high

1.07 GPI

in 1978

All-time low

0.95 GPI

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2018

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Uruguay, 1970–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 0.9909 GPI for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.07 GPI in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.95 GPI, in 1970.

Uruguay ranks 99th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.9958 GPI	0.95 GPI	1.07 GPI	10
1980s	0.9871 GPI	0.9815 GPI	0.9918 GPI	9
1990s	0.9861 GPI	0.9846 GPI	0.9878 GPI	10
2000s	0.9738 GPI	0.9662 GPI	0.9821 GPI	10
2010s	0.9775 GPI	0.968 GPI	0.9909 GPI	9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

96 Nicaragua 0.9917 GPI compare
97 Romania 0.9914 GPI compare
98 Bolivia 0.9911 GPI compare
100 Cyprus 0.9908 GPI compare
101 Puerto Rico 0.9906 GPI compare
102 Bahrain 0.9898 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Uruguay?: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Uruguay was 0.9909 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?: The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPI in 1978.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?: The lowest recorded value was 0.95 GPI in 1970.
How does Uruguay rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?: Uruguay ranks 99th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.