El Salvador vs Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
El Salvador
0.1983 LPIA
in 2023
Guatemala
0.1221 LPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
80th
Guatemala rank
83rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.1983 LPIA against 0.1221 LPIA in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0762 LPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 80th and Guatemala ranks 83rd of 87 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 | 0.1221 LPIA | 0.0348 LPIA | 0.0873 LPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1605 LPIA | 0.128 LPIA | 0.0325 LPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.2057 LPIA | 0.1504 LPIA | 0.0553 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, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 0.1983 LPIA against 0.1221 LPIA in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.0762 LPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 80th and Guatemala ranks 83rd of 87 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, female, 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