El Salvador vs Uruguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile
El Salvador
84.9%
in 2023
Uruguay
86.8%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Uruguay rank
16th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 86.8% against 84.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 37 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 | 82.7% | 66.4% | 16.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 75.4% | 14.9% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 87.9% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 86.8% against 84.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 1.9%, 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, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 16th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, 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