El Salvador vs Nigeria: Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female

El Salvador
98.1%
in 2023
Nigeria
97.8%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
15th
Nigeria rank
16th

Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 98.1% against 97.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nigeria ahead.

El Salvador ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 26 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 77.0% 88.0% 11.1% Nigeria
2010s 93.8% 96.4% 2.6% Nigeria
2020s 98.3% 97.8% 0.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female, El Salvador or Nigeria?
El Salvador, at 98.1% against 97.8% in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female between El Salvador and Nigeria?
0.3%, with El Salvador 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, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female?
El Salvador ranks 15th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 26 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female (%). 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, primary education, rural, richest quintile, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
26 places, 337 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release