Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth
Costa Rica
0.8586 WPIA
in 2024
Uruguay
0.7216 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
11th
Uruguay rank
14th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.8586 WPIA against 0.7216 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.137 WPIA.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 21 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4792 WPIA | 0.4278 WPIA | 0.0514 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.5478 WPIA | 0.4507 WPIA | 0.0971 WPIA | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.7699 WPIA | 0.7065 WPIA | 0.0634 WPIA | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.8586 WPIA against 0.7216 WPIA in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.137 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, adjusted wealth?
- Costa Rica ranks 11th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, 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