South Korea vs Uruguay: Share of the population with at least some formal education

South Korea

99.7%

in 2020

Uruguay

99.7%

in 2020

South Korea rank

9th

Uruguay rank

9th

Share of the population with at least some formal education over time

South Korea currently reports 99.7% against 99.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 9th of 111 countries.

Indicator: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Unit: %
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Based on the population aged 15 years and older.