El Salvador vs Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
El Salvador
64.5%
in 2023
Honduras
65.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
113th
Honduras rank
112th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 65.4% against 64.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 113th and Honduras ranks 112th of 137 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 | 50.5% | 47.2% | 3.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 57.8% | 57.0% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 62.7% | 0.9% | 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 Honduras?
- Honduras, at 65.4% against 64.5% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.9%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- El Salvador ranks 113th and Honduras ranks 112th of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, 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