El Salvador vs UIS: Sub-saharan Africa: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

El Salvador
116
in 2024
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
127,526
in 2021
El Salvador rank
130th
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank
131st

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820112024

How they compare

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 127,526 against 116 in El Salvador, a difference of 127,410.

That makes UIS: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 1,099.4 times El Salvador's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 130th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 131st of 143 countries.

UIS: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador UIS: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 11.5 24,703 24,691 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 22.8 41,449 41,427 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 113.6 79,074 78,961 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 137.5 117,096 116,958 UIS: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, El Salvador or UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
UIS: Sub-saharan Africa, at 127,526 against 116 in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between El Salvador and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
127,410, with UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 130th and UIS: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 131st of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
359 places, 7,935 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release