Ecuador vs Uruguay: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul

Ecuador

15.0%

in 2024

Uruguay

13.5%

in 2024

Ecuador rank

92nd

Uruguay rank

95th

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul over time

Ecuador currently reports 15.0% against 13.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 92nd and Uruguay ranks 95th of 129 countries.

Indicator: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
Unit: cumulative
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 129 places, 2,142 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.