Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth
Costa Rica
0.8306 WPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
0.7846 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
9th
Uruguay rank
11th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8306 WPIA against 0.7846 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.046 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5332 WPIA | 0.5462 WPIA | 0.013 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.5514 WPIA | 0.6298 WPIA | 0.0784 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.8192 WPIA | 0.7466 WPIA | 0.0726 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8306 WPIA against 0.7846 WPIA in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.046 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 11th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release