Completion rate, upper secondary education … wealth WPIA adjusted in Uruguay
Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education … wealth WPIA adjusted was 0.2 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay stood at 0.2 WPIA.
That represents a change of down 26.3% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay peaked at 0.528 WPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.089 WPIA, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … wealth WPIA adjusted in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.089 WPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.1705 WPIA | +91.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1932 WPIA | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2054 WPIA | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1567 WPIA | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2029 WPIA | +29.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3341 WPIA | +64.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2653 WPIA | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2974 WPIA | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3988 WPIA | +34.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4238 WPIA | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.528 WPIA | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2714 WPIA | -48.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2 WPIA | -26.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.2 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.595 WPIA, 34% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1298 WPIA | 0.089 WPIA | 0.1705 WPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2753 WPIA | 0.1567 WPIA | 0.4238 WPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3331 WPIA | 0.2 WPIA | 0.528 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, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth in Uruguay was 0.2 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.528 WPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.089 WPIA in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth?
- Uruguay ranks 15th out of 20 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, adjusted wealth rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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, rural, adjusted wealth parity index (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release