Mexico vs Uruguay: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education
Mexico
34.2%
in 2022
Uruguay
43.5%
in 2022
Mexico rank
48th
Uruguay rank
45th
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 43.5% against 34.2% in Mexico, a difference of 9.3%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Uruguay ahead.
Mexico ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 63 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 52.7% | 10.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 44.1% | 47.0% | 2.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 43.5% | 9.3% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education, Mexico or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 43.5% against 34.2% in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 9.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Mexico ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 45th of 63 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).