Spain vs Uruguay: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Spain
5.3%
in 2023
Uruguay
5.5%
in 2023
Spain rank
67th
Uruguay rank
65th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Spain
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 5.5% against 5.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Uruguay ahead.
Spain ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 121 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 10.1% | 5.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 8.8% | 3.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 6.3% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Spain or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 5.5% against 5.3% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Spain and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Uruguay?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Spain ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, male (%). 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