El Salvador vs Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile
El Salvador
62.8%
in 2023
Nigeria
70.2%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
21st
Nigeria rank
18th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 70.2% against 62.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 18th of 35 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 39.4% | 1.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 56.2% | 60.8% | 4.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 70.2% | 1.2% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile, El Salvador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 70.2% against 62.8% in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 7.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Nigeria ranks 18th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release