El Salvador vs Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
El Salvador
0.1787 LPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
0.2037 LPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
82nd
Uruguay rank
79th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.2037 LPIA against 0.1787 LPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.025 LPIA.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 82nd and Uruguay ranks 79th of 91 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.084 LPIA | 0.1584 LPIA | 0.0744 LPIA | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.1137 LPIA | 0.2633 LPIA | 0.1496 LPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.1835 LPIA | 0.2609 LPIA | 0.0774 LPIA | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.2037 LPIA against 0.1787 LPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.025 LPIA, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd and Uruguay ranks 79th of 91 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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