El Salvador vs South Africa: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male

El Salvador
59.1%
in 2023
South Africa
56.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
52nd
South Africa rank
55th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, male over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
0204060200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 59.1% against 56.1% in South Africa, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 55th of 94 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 55.6% 44.9% 10.7% El Salvador
2020s 60.6% 57.8% 2.8% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, male, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 59.1% against 56.1% in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, male between El Salvador and South Africa?
3.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
El Salvador ranks 52nd and South Africa ranks 55th of 94 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%). 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, upper secondary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
133 places, 2,467 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release