Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.25 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Upper secondary completion rate, 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
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay stood at 1.25 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.31 index in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.25 index, in 2021.
Uruguay ranks 19th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.26 index | 1.25 index | 1.27 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.29 index | 1.27 index | 1.31 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.28 index | 1.27 index | 1.29 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 index | 1.25 index | 1.28 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 index | 1.25 index | 1.25 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay was 1.25 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 index in 1996.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 index in 2021.
- How does Uruguay rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.