Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA was 0.2975 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.2975 WPIA for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 2,181.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Uruguay peaked at 0.2975 WPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.013 WPIA, in 2013.
That places Uruguay 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0914 WPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.1192 WPIA | +30.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1105 WPIA | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1403 WPIA | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1163 WPIA | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.013 WPIA | -88.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1381 WPIA | +959.0% |
| 2015 | 0.139 WPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.136 WPIA | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1707 WPIA | +25.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1809 WPIA | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2194 WPIA | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2773 WPIA | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2435 WPIA | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2975 WPIA | +22.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.2975 WPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5065 WPIA, 59% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.2975 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5703 WPIA, 52% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, upper secondary education … adjusted wealth WPIA in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +959.0% | 0.013 WPIA | 0.1381 WPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1053 WPIA | 0.0914 WPIA | 0.1192 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1364 WPIA | 0.013 WPIA | 0.2194 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2728 WPIA | 0.2435 WPIA | 0.2975 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, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity in Uruguay was 0.2975 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2975 WPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 WPIA in 2013.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity?
- Uruguay ranks 24th out of 47 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,181.4%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release