El Salvador vs Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile
El Salvador
33.5%
in 2023
Mexico
46.3%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
17th
Mexico rank
14th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 46.3% against 33.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 12.8%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 36 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 | 11.6% | 7.0% | 4.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 30.5% | 7.0% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 43.5% | 9.9% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 46.3% against 33.5% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 12.8%, 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, second quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 14th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second 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