Indonesia vs Uruguay: Share of the population with tertiary education
Indonesia
8.1%
in 2020
Uruguay
7.7%
in 2020
Indonesia rank
71st
Uruguay rank
74th
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Indonesia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 8.1% against 7.7% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Uruguay ahead.
Indonesia ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 74th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.4% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 4.2% | 4.1% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 4.9% | 4.8% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 6.2% | 5.7% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 8.3% | 7.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 12.2% | 9.8% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 11.6% | 7.8% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 9.8% | 1.7% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Indonesia or Uruguay?
- Indonesia, at 8.1% against 7.7% in Uruguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Indonesia and Uruguay?
- 0.4%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Uruguay?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Uruguay rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Indonesia ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 74th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.