South Africa vs Uruguay: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita

South Africa
0.0815 units per person
in 2017
Uruguay
0.0807 units per person
in 2017
South Africa rank
60th
Uruguay rank
61st

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Uruguay
0.020.040.060.080.1197019932017

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0815 units per person against 0.0807 units per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0008 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

South Africa ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 204 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0243 units per person 0.0473 units per person 0.023 units per person Uruguay
1980s 0.0512 units per person 0.0653 units per person 0.0141 units per person Uruguay
1990s 0.0745 units per person 0.0707 units per person 0.0038 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.0871 units per person 0.0802 units per person 0.007 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.085 units per person 0.081 units per person 0.0041 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per capita, South Africa or Uruguay?
South Africa, at 0.0815 units per person against 0.0807 units per person in Uruguay as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per capita between South Africa and Uruguay?
0.0008 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
29 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
South Africa ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.