El Salvador vs Zambia: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education

El Salvador
86.0%
in 2024
Zambia
86.2%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
150th
Zambia rank
147th

Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 86.2% against 86.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1820 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 147th of 190 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 18 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zambia 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% 6.3% El Salvador
1870s 9.7% 0.0% 9.7% El Salvador
1880s 14.7% 0.0% 14.7% El Salvador
1890s 19.1% 0.0% 19.1% El Salvador
1900s 18.3% 0.0% 18.3% El Salvador
1910s 17.9% 0.2% 17.7% El Salvador
1920s 17.6% 1.7% 15.9% El Salvador
1930s 20.4% 6.1% 14.3% El Salvador
1940s 32.7% 16.3% 16.4% El Salvador
1950s 45.3% 31.1% 14.2% El Salvador
1960s 58.1% 43.2% 14.9% El Salvador
1970s 66.3% 75.7% 9.4% Zambia
1980s 73.0% 75.4% 2.4% Zambia
1990s 84.2% 67.7% 16.5% El Salvador
2000s 90.5% 67.4% 23.0% El Salvador
2010s 89.1% 86.2% 2.8% 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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 86.2% against 86.0% in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between El Salvador and Zambia?
0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
39 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
El Salvador ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 147th 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.