Completion rate, lower secondary … education wealth WPIA adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary … education wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.7846 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay stood at 0.7846 WPIA.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay peaked at 0.7966 WPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4768 WPIA, in 2009.
Uruguay ranks 11th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary … education wealth WPIA adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6155 WPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.4768 WPIA | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6179 WPIA | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5724 WPIA | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5344 WPIA | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5212 WPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6696 WPIA | +28.5% |
| 2016 | 0.727 WPIA | +8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5995 WPIA | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6643 WPIA | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7966 WPIA | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7661 WPIA | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6891 WPIA | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7846 WPIA | +13.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.7846 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8414 WPIA, 93% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5462 WPIA | 0.4768 WPIA | 0.6155 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6337 WPIA | 0.5212 WPIA | 0.7966 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7466 WPIA | 0.6891 WPIA | 0.7846 WPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More education data for Uruguay
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.38 (2015)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.96 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25,390 (2010)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2,520 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 57,513 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 54,922 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 337,808 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 287,527 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay was 0.7846 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7966 WPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4768 WPIA in 2009.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Uruguay ranks 11th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release