El Salvador vs Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile
El Salvador
30.1%
in 2023
Mexico
34.8%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
15th
Mexico rank
13th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 34.8% against 30.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.7%.
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 15th and Mexico ranks 13th of 36 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 | 7.9% | 6.5% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 18.8% | 0.5% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 32.4% | 1.1% | 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 34.8% against 30.1% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 4.7%, 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 13th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile, female (%). 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