Nigeria vs Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)
Nigeria
52.8%
in 2025
Uruguay
48.9%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
101st
Uruguay rank
104th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) over time
- Nigeria
- Uruguay
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 52.8% against 48.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Uruguay ahead.
Nigeria ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 104th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 34.3% | 10.6% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 32.4% | 37.3% | 4.9% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 41.6% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 44.1% | 2.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 47.7% | 3.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data), Nigeria or Uruguay?
- Nigeria, at 52.8% against 48.9% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) between Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 3.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Nigeria ranks 101st and Uruguay ranks 104th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). 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