Brazil vs Uruguay: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or

Brazil
0.4936 LPIA
in 2024
Uruguay
0.5288 LPIA
in 2024
Brazil rank
71st
Uruguay rank
68th

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
0.10.20.30.40.5199020072024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.5288 LPIA against 0.4936 LPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.0352 LPIA.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Uruguay ahead.

Brazil ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 68th of 105 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2731 LPIA 0.2681 LPIA 0.005 LPIA Brazil
2010s 0.3328 LPIA 0.3848 LPIA 0.052 LPIA Uruguay
2020s 0.4394 LPIA 0.4846 LPIA 0.0452 LPIA Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or, Brazil or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.5288 LPIA against 0.4936 LPIA in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or between Brazil and Uruguay?
0.0352 LPIA, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Brazil ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 68th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, 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

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
105 places, 1,647 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release