El Salvador vs Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile
El Salvador
66.5%
in 2023
Uruguay
37.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
16th
Uruguay rank
19th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 66.5% against 37.9% in Uruguay, a difference of 28.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 16th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 24 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 | 42.4% | 72.7% | 30.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 56.3% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 65.5% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
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?
- El Salvador, at 66.5% against 37.9% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 28.6%, with El Salvador 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 16th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest 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