El Salvador vs Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both
El Salvador
39.6%
in 2023
Mexico
43.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
21st
Mexico rank
19th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 43.4% against 39.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 19th of 51 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 12.4% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 30.5% | 4.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 42.7% | 3.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 43.4% against 39.6% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, both between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 3.8%, 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, poorest quintile, both?
- El Salvador ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 19th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest 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