El Salvador vs Jamaica: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes
El Salvador
87.1%
in 2018
Jamaica
86.5%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
125th
Jamaica rank
126th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 87.1% against 86.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jamaica ahead.
El Salvador ranks 125th and Jamaica ranks 126th of 188 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.5% | 95.0% | 23.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 94.5% | 13.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 86.5% | 5.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 87.1% against 86.5% in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 125th and Jamaica ranks 126th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.