El Salvador vs Nigeria: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both

El Salvador
58.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
55.8%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
24th
Nigeria rank
25th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 58.0% against 55.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.2%.

Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th 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 Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 35.4% 26.4% 9.0% El Salvador
2010s 54.1% 46.3% 7.8% El Salvador
2020s 56.7% 55.8% 0.9% 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 Nigeria?
El Salvador, at 58.0% against 55.8% in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both between El Salvador and Nigeria?
2.2%, 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, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
El Salvador ranks 24th and Nigeria ranks 25th 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

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
50 places, 492 data points, 1999–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release