El Salvador vs Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile
El Salvador
34.4%
in 2023
Mexico
35.2%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
15th
Mexico rank
14th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 35.2% against 34.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mexico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.1% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 21.0% | 2.4% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 33.7% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 35.2% against 34.4% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.8%, 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, rural, poorest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 14th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release