School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 1.42 GPI in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uruguay, 1974–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uruguay is 1.42 GPI, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.5 GPI in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7774 GPI, in 1975.
That places Uruguay 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8918 GPI | 0.7774 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9912 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.44 GPI | 1.42 GPI | 1.45 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.45 GPI | 1.4 GPI | 1.5 GPI | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.43 GPI | 1.42 GPI | 1.44 GPI | 3 |
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More education data for Uruguay
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 18,882 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.0% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 105.1% (2023)
- Labor force, total 1.81 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uruguay?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.42 GPI in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 GPI in 2003.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7774 GPI in 1975.
- How does Uruguay rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.