El Salvador vs Mexico: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary

El Salvador
29.9%
in 2010
Mexico
33.9%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
88th
Mexico rank
85th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
0102030196019852010

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 33.9% against 29.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 88th and Mexico ranks 85th of 144 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 4.3% 4.4% 0.1% Mexico
1970s 3.9% 5.1% 1.1% Mexico
1980s 5.4% 7.9% 2.5% Mexico
1990s 7.8% 14.9% 7.1% Mexico
2000s 16.8% 26.1% 9.3% Mexico
2010s 29.9% 33.9% 4.0% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 33.9% against 29.9% in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary between El Salvador and Mexico?
4.0%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary?
El Salvador ranks 88th and Mexico ranks 85th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Secondary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed

Percentage of population age 50-54 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)