Brazil vs Uruguay: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Brazil
104.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
104.5%
in 2023
Brazil rank
72nd
Uruguay rank
70th
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 104.5% against 104.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 70th of 217 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 108.3% | 107.3% | 1.0% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 104.8% | 107.4% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 104.5% against 104.3% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 0.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Brazil ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 70th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.