Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.12 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay is 1.12 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.13 index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.09 index, in 1981.
That places Uruguay 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.09 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.09 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.09 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.09 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.1 index | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.1 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.11 index | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.11 index | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.12 index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.12 index | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.12 index | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.12 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.12 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.12 index | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.12 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.11 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.11 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.11 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.11 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.11 index | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.12 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.12 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.12 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.12 index | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.13 index | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.13 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.13 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.13 index | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.12 index | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.12 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.12 index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.12 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.12 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.12 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.12 index | +0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.12 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.12 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 index | 1.09 index | 1.1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 1.1 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 index | 1.11 index | 1.12 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 index | 1.12 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 index | 1.12 index | 1.12 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More gender data for Uruguay
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 533.96 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,839 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,839 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4412 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 16,020 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 16,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,216 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.12 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 index in 2014.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 index in 1981.
- How does Uruguay rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 33rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.