El Salvador vs Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male
El Salvador
40.6%
in 2023
Mexico
42.8%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
17th
Mexico rank
14th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 42.8% against 40.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 40 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 | 14.3% | 11.2% | 3.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 32.5% | 7.3% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 43.0% | 0.5% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 42.8% against 40.6% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 2.2%, 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, male?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male (%). 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