Completion rate, primary education … urban wealth WPIA adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, primary education … urban wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.9829 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.9829 WPIA for completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Uruguay peaked at 0.9949 WPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8869 WPIA, in 2001.
That places Uruguay 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education … urban wealth WPIA adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9132 WPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8869 WPIA | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8967 WPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.891 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9086 WPIA | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8945 WPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9005 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9355 WPIA | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9405 WPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9539 WPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9486 WPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9182 WPIA | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9566 WPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9607 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9649 WPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9748 WPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9679 WPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9949 WPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.983 WPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9899 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9829 WPIA | -0.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.9829 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9779 WPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9034 WPIA | 0.8869 WPIA | 0.9355 WPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9581 WPIA | 0.9182 WPIA | 0.9949 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9853 WPIA | 0.9829 WPIA | 0.9899 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity in Uruguay was 0.9829 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9949 WPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8869 WPIA in 2001.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity?
- Uruguay ranks 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release