El Salvador vs Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both
El Salvador
58.0%
in 2023
Mexico
63.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
24th
Mexico rank
22nd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 63.7% against 58.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 22nd of 50 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 32.5% | 3.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 48.4% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 61.6% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 63.7% against 58.0% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 5.7%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 22nd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, 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