El Salvador vs Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
El Salvador
0.616 LPIA
in 2023
Guatemala
0.6034 LPIA
in 2024
El Salvador rank
86th
Guatemala rank
87th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.616 LPIA against 0.6034 LPIA in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0126 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 86th and Guatemala ranks 87th of 100 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3868 LPIA | 0.257 LPIA | 0.1298 LPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5016 LPIA | 0.4135 LPIA | 0.0882 LPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.6203 LPIA | 0.5243 LPIA | 0.096 LPIA | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 0.616 LPIA against 0.6034 LPIA in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.0126 LPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- El Salvador ranks 86th and Guatemala ranks 87th of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release