El Salvador vs Guatemala: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or
El Salvador
0.3797 LPIA
in 2023
Guatemala
0.3826 LPIA
in 2024
El Salvador rank
82nd
Guatemala rank
81st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.3826 LPIA against 0.3797 LPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0029 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 82nd and Guatemala ranks 81st of 103 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 | 0.1702 LPIA | 0.1208 LPIA | 0.0494 LPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.2756 LPIA | 0.2618 LPIA | 0.0138 LPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4017 LPIA | 0.2833 LPIA | 0.1184 LPIA | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 0.3826 LPIA against 0.3797 LPIA in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.0029 LPIA, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- El Salvador ranks 82nd and Guatemala ranks 81st of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary 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