Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Costa Rica
1.78 WPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
1.78 WPIA
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
5th
Uruguay rank
6th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1.78 WPIA against 1.78 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Uruguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 30 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 | 1.82 WPIA | 1.89 WPIA | 0.0706 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 1.79 WPIA | 1.87 WPIA | 0.0755 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.71 WPIA | 1.78 WPIA | 0.0741 WPIA | Uruguay |
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, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
- Costa Rica, at 1.78 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 Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 0 WPIA, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Costa Rica ranks 5th 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