Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity
Costa Rica
0.9922 WPIA
in 2024
Uruguay
0.9829 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
6th
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.9922 WPIA against 0.9829 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0093 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 6th of 22 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8746 WPIA | 0.9045 WPIA | 0.0298 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.9297 WPIA | 0.9581 WPIA | 0.0284 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.9663 WPIA | 0.9853 WPIA | 0.0189 WPIA | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0.9922 WPIA against 0.9829 WPIA in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0.0093 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, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity?
- Costa Rica ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 6th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary 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