El Salvador vs Mexico: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile
El Salvador
84.9%
in 2023
Mexico
83.7%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
17th
Mexico rank
18th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 84.9% against 83.7% in Mexico, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 18th of 37 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7% | 74.1% | 8.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 80.7% | 8.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 83.8% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile, El Salvador or Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 84.9% against 83.7% in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 1.2%, with El Salvador 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, urban, richest quintile?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 18th of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest 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