El Salvador vs Honduras: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
El Salvador
8.5%
in 2023
Honduras
7.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
108th
Honduras rank
110th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 8.5% against 7.9% in Honduras, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 108th and Honduras ranks 110th of 129 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 | 9.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 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 8.5% against 7.9% in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 108th and Honduras ranks 110th of 129 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, 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