El Salvador vs Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education

El Salvador
1.02 GPIA
in 2023
Netherlands
0.9864 GPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
60th
Netherlands rank
62nd

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time

  • El Salvador
  • Netherlands
00.250.50.751199620092023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1.02 GPIA against 0.9864 GPIA in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0336 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Netherlands ahead.

El Salvador ranks 60th and Netherlands ranks 62nd of 99 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7032 GPIA 0.7983 GPIA 0.0951 GPIA Netherlands
2010s 0.8544 GPIA 0.8662 GPIA 0.0118 GPIA Netherlands
2020s 0.9174 GPIA 0.9551 GPIA 0.0377 GPIA Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, El Salvador or Netherlands?
El Salvador, at 1.02 GPIA against 0.9864 GPIA in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between El Salvador and Netherlands?
0.0336 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Netherlands?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Netherlands rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
El Salvador ranks 60th and Netherlands ranks 62nd of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
99 places, 1,502 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release