Panama vs Uruguay: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Panama
1.02 index
in 2025
Uruguay
1.01 index
in 2025
Panama rank
65th
Uruguay rank
68th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Panama
- Uruguay
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.02 index against 1.01 index in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 165 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 0.9978 index | 0.0118 index | Panama |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1 index | 0.0048 index | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 0.0007 index | Panama |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 0.0036 index | Panama |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 0.0021 index | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Panama or Uruguay?
- Panama, at 1.02 index against 1.01 index in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Panama and Uruguay?
- 0.01 index, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Uruguay rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Panama ranks 65th and Uruguay ranks 68th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.