El Salvador vs Honduras: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary

El Salvador
8.5%
in 2023
Honduras
7.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
108th
Honduras rank
110th

Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.5% against 7.9% in Honduras, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 108th and Honduras ranks 110th of 129 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 9.3% 4.8% 4.5% El Salvador
2010s 8.4% 8.1% 0.3% El Salvador
2020s 7.6% 5.0% 2.5% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, El Salvador or Honduras?
El Salvador, at 8.5% against 7.9% in Honduras as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary between El Salvador and Honduras?
0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
El Salvador ranks 108th and Honduras ranks 110th of 129 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
Unit
cumulative
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 2,142 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.