El Salvador vs Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
El Salvador
12.0%
in 2023
Uruguay
11.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
6th
Uruguay rank
7th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 12.0% against 11.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 123 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 2.8% | 6.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 12.0% against 11.1% in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.9%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, 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