Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.977 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.977 index
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
149th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.07 index
in 1978
All-time low
0.9509 index
in 1970
Years of data
53
1970–2023
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay stood at 0.977 index.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay peaked at 1.07 index in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.9509 index, in 1970.
Uruguay ranks 149th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9509 index | — |
| 1971 | 0.9999 index | +5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9986 index | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.01 index | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9893 index | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9872 index | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9897 index | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9936 index | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 1.07 index | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9936 index | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 1 index | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.991 index | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9907 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9916 index | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9893 index | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9915 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9882 index | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9858 index | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9852 index | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9882 index | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9886 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9865 index | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9873 index | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9863 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9858 index | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9876 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9863 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.987 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9852 index | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9748 index | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9724 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.973 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9718 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9701 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9722 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9705 index | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9708 index | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9695 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9683 index | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9708 index | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9733 index | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9739 index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9759 index | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9787 index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9789 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9791 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9835 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9911 index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9961 index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9919 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9846 index | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9846 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.977 index | -0.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.977 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 98% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.977 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9987 index | 0.9509 index | 1.07 index | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9906 index | 0.9852 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9869 index | 0.9852 index | 0.9886 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9713 index | 0.9683 index | 0.9748 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9801 index | 0.9708 index | 0.9961 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9845 index | 0.977 index | 0.9919 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Uruguay was 0.977 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 index in 1978.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9509 index in 1970.
- How does Uruguay rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Primary school life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.