Egypt vs Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Egypt
16.8%
in 2023
Uruguay
16.2%
in 2024
Egypt rank
88th
Uruguay rank
91st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Egypt
- Uruguay
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 16.8% against 16.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.
Egypt ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 91st of 128 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 11.4% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 13.7% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Egypt or Uruguay?
- Egypt, at 16.8% against 16.2% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Egypt and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Uruguay rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Egypt ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 91st of 128 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, 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