El Salvador vs Uruguay: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes

El Salvador
190,519 number
in 2018
Uruguay
162,463 number
in 2017
El Salvador rank
96th
Uruguay rank
99th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 190,519 number against 162,463 number in Uruguay, a difference of 28,056 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Uruguay ahead.

El Salvador ranks 96th and Uruguay ranks 99th of 193 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 28,371 number 32,766 number 4,395 number Uruguay
1980s 61,723 number 60,049 number 1,674 number El Salvador
1990s 102,489 number 81,355 number 21,134 number El Salvador
2000s 123,687 number 110,750 number 12,937 number El Salvador
2010s 172,378 number 151,001 number 21,377 number El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes, El Salvador or Uruguay?
El Salvador, at 190,519 number against 162,463 number in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes between El Salvador and Uruguay?
28,056 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 96th and Uruguay ranks 99th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.