Egypt vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Egypt
2.6%
in 2022
Uruguay
2.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
39th
Uruguay rank
41st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Egypt
- Uruguay
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.6% against 2.0% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 45 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 19.6% | 3.2% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 10.4% | 2.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.5% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Egypt or Uruguay?
- Egypt, at 2.6% against 2.0% in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Egypt and Uruguay?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Egypt ranks 39th and Uruguay ranks 41st of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, male (household survey data) (%). 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