El Salvador vs Senegal: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
El Salvador
86.0%
in 2024
Senegal
84.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
150th
Senegal rank
151st
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- El Salvador
- Senegal
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 86.0% against 84.6% in Senegal, a difference of 1.4%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 151st of 190 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 1830s | 1.6% | 0.0% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 1840s | 2.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 1850s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 6.3% | 0.0% | 6.2% | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 9.7% | 0.0% | 9.6% | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 14.7% | 0.1% | 14.6% | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 19.1% | 0.1% | 18.9% | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 18.3% | 0.2% | 18.0% | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 17.9% | 0.4% | 17.5% | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 17.6% | 0.7% | 16.9% | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 20.4% | 1.1% | 19.3% | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 32.7% | 1.9% | 30.8% | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 45.3% | 5.5% | 39.8% | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 58.1% | 17.8% | 40.3% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 66.3% | 23.6% | 42.7% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 73.0% | 28.5% | 44.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 50.8% | 33.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 58.5% | 32.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 80.1% | 11.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 84.0% | 2.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, El Salvador or Senegal?
- El Salvador, at 86.0% against 84.6% in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between El Salvador and Senegal?
- 1.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Senegal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Senegal rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- El Salvador ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 151st 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.