Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary 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
Uruguay recorded 1.01 index for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.994 index, in 1981.
Uruguay ranks 68th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9978 index | 0.994 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 index | 1 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
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More gender data for Uruguay
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 17,097 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 16,390 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 17,268 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,768 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 17,671 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.994 index in 1981.
- How does Uruguay rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 68th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.