Brazil vs El Salvador: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Brazil
93.0%
in 2025
El Salvador
93.7%
in 2025
Brazil rank
103rd
El Salvador rank
100th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 93.7% against 93.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 103rd and El Salvador ranks 100th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.9% | 53.1% | 12.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 63.4% | 9.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 81.1% | 76.4% | 4.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 87.3% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 92.5% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 93.7% against 93.0% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Brazil ranks 103rd and El Salvador ranks 100th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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