El Salvador vs Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile
El Salvador
62.2%
in 2023
Uruguay
66.0%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Uruguay rank
15th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 66.0% against 62.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 27 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 | 42.5% | 44.0% | 1.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 46.6% | 8.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 71.3% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 66.0% against 62.2% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 3.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 15th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile, both sexes (%). 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