South Africa vs Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent
South Africa
2.5%
in 2024
Uruguay
2.3%
in 2019
South Africa rank
56th
Uruguay rank
58th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent over time
- South Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 78 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent, South Africa or Uruguay?
- South Africa, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent between South Africa and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
- How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- South Africa ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, 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