El Salvador vs Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile
El Salvador
43.1%
in 2023
Mexico
50.4%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
18th
Mexico rank
17th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 50.4% against 43.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 17th of 36 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 15.7% | 2.8% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 34.3% | 1.6% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 49.0% | 4.9% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 50.4% against 43.1% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 7.3%, 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, rural, middle quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 17th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, 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