El Salvador vs Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
El Salvador
2.3%
in 2023
Honduras
1.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
84th
Honduras rank
86th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.3% against 1.6% in Honduras, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 84th and Honduras ranks 86th of 95 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 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 Honduras?
- El Salvador, at 2.3% against 1.6% in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 84th and Honduras ranks 86th of 95 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, rural, 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