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
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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

Indicator
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
190 places, 7,246 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed

Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.