Brazil vs El Salvador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile
Brazil
78.6%
in 2023
El Salvador
71.9%
in 2023
Brazil rank
9th
El Salvador rank
11th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 78.6% against 71.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
Brazil ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.6% | 54.9% | 6.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 67.2% | 1.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 74.7% | 4.1% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile, Brazil or El Salvador?
- Brazil, at 78.6% against 71.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 6.7%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Brazil ranks 9th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, 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