El Salvador vs Paraguay: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile
El Salvador
30.1%
in 2023
Paraguay
38.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
15th
Paraguay rank
12th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 38.2% against 30.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 12th of 36 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 12.3% | 4.5% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 25.2% | 7.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 39.4% | 8.5% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 38.2% against 30.1% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 8.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 15th and Paraguay ranks 12th 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