El Salvador vs Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
El Salvador
79.3%
in 2023
Honduras
75.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
91st
Honduras rank
93rd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 79.3% against 75.4% in Honduras, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 91st and Honduras ranks 93rd of 108 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 | 69.7% | 66.9% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 73.2% | 1.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 75.7% | 2.3% | 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?
- El Salvador, at 79.3% against 75.4% in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 3.9%, with El Salvador 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 91st and Honduras ranks 93rd of 108 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). 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