Brazil vs El Salvador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Brazil
0.1579 LPIA
in 2024
El Salvador
0.1787 LPIA
in 2023
Brazil rank
83rd
El Salvador rank
82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1787 LPIA against 0.1579 LPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.0208 LPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 82nd of 91 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1136 LPIA | 0.0816 LPIA | 0.032 LPIA | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.1273 LPIA | 0.1137 LPIA | 0.0136 LPIA | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.1563 LPIA | 0.1854 LPIA | 0.0291 LPIA | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.1787 LPIA against 0.1579 LPIA in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.0208 LPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Brazil ranks 83rd and El Salvador ranks 82nd of 91 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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