Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.9799 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Uruguay is 0.9799 WPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Uruguay peaked at 0.9949 WPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9035 WPIA, in 2008.
Uruguay ranks 10th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education … rate wealth WPIA adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9035 WPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.9366 WPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9415 WPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9548 WPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9516 WPIA | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9289 WPIA | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9576 WPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9617 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9669 WPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9749 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9689 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9949 WPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.984 WPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9889 WPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9799 WPIA | -0.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.9799 WPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9866 WPIA, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.9799 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9563 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9201 WPIA | 0.9035 WPIA | 0.9366 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9602 WPIA | 0.9289 WPIA | 0.9949 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9843 WPIA | 0.9799 WPIA | 0.9889 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, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Uruguay was 0.9799 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9949 WPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9035 WPIA in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release