El Salvador vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes

El Salvador
116
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
135,779
in 2021
El Salvador rank
130th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
127th

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

  • El Salvador
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
050.0k100.0k150.0k199820112024

How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 135,779 against 116 in El Salvador, a difference of 135,663.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1,170.5 times El Salvador's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 130th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 127th of 143 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1990s 11.5 25,815 25,804 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 22.8 43,711 43,688 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 113.6 84,881 84,767 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 137.5 125,248 125,111 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 135,779 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 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
135,663, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
24 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 130th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 127th 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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About this data

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