Albania vs El Salvador: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Albania
86.2%
in 2023
El Salvador
86.0%
in 2024
Albania rank
148th
El Salvador rank
150th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Albania
- El Salvador
How they compare
Albania currently reports 86.2% against 86.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1820 it was El Salvador ahead.
Albania ranks 148th and El Salvador ranks 150th of 190 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 8 and El Salvador in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 0.3% | 1.6% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 0.4% | 2.5% | 2.1% | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 0.7% | 4.0% | 3.3% | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 1.2% | 6.3% | 5.1% | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 2.5% | 9.7% | 7.2% | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 4.2% | 14.7% | 10.4% | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 6.0% | 19.1% | 13.0% | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 8.5% | 18.3% | 9.8% | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 11.9% | 17.9% | 6.1% | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 16.3% | 17.6% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 23.0% | 20.4% | 2.5% | Albania |
| 1940s | 47.9% | 32.7% | 15.2% | Albania |
| 1950s | 97.9% | 45.3% | 52.6% | Albania |
| 1960s | 73.0% | 58.1% | 14.9% | Albania |
| 1970s | 91.9% | 66.3% | 25.6% | Albania |
| 1980s | 93.7% | 67.4% | 26.2% | Albania |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.8% | 2.6% | Albania |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 86.4% | 3.6% | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Albania or El Salvador?
- Albania, at 86.2% against 86.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Albania and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and El Salvador?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Albania and El Salvador rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Albania ranks 148th and El Salvador ranks 150th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.