Colombia vs Uruguay: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Colombia
1.79 WPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
1.78 WPIA
in 2023
Colombia rank
4th
Uruguay rank
6th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Colombia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1.79 WPIA against 1.78 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.01 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Colombia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 30 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8 WPIA | 1.89 WPIA | 0.0887 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.8 WPIA | 1.87 WPIA | 0.0708 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.8 WPIA | 1.78 WPIA | 0.0213 WPIA | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Colombia or Uruguay?
- Colombia, at 1.79 WPIA against 1.78 WPIA in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Colombia and Uruguay?
- 0.01 WPIA, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Colombia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (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