El Salvador vs Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes

El Salvador
78.4%
in 2023
Nigeria
74.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
59th
Nigeria rank
61st

Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nigeria
020406080200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 78.4% against 74.1% in Nigeria, a difference of 4.3%.

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

Across all 7 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 92 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 57.5% 45.5% 12.0% El Salvador
2010s 71.3% 61.2% 10.2% El Salvador
2020s 76.8% 67.8% 9.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes, El Salvador or Nigeria?
El Salvador, at 78.4% against 74.1% in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Nigeria?
4.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 59th and Nigeria ranks 61st of 92 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
131 places, 2,462 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release