El Salvador vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile
El Salvador
85.8%
in 2023
Uruguay
92.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Uruguay rank
14th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 92.6% against 85.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.4% | 76.8% | 1.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 82.5% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 87.6% | 92.2% | 4.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 92.6% against 85.8% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 6.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release