El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)
El Salvador
32.2%
in 2025
Nicaragua
33.5%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
118th
Nicaragua rank
115th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 33.5% against 32.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.5% | 18.1% | 5.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 25.7% | 19.0% | 6.8% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 24.6% | 4.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 29.3% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 32.4% | 1.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data), El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 33.5% against 32.2% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data) between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 1.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- El Salvador ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 115th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (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