El Salvador vs Uruguay: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile
El Salvador
80.1%
in 2023
Uruguay
85.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
18th
Uruguay rank
15th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 85.3% against 80.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 32 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.9% | 59.3% | 11.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 71.5% | 7.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 86.2% | 7.9% | 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 85.3% against 80.1% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 5.2%, 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 18th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 32 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile, male (%). 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