Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted wealth parity index 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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 18,882 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0056 units per person (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release