El Salvador vs Paraguay: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
El Salvador
86.6%
in 2024
Paraguay
87.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
169th
Paraguay rank
167th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 87.1% against 86.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Paraguay ahead.
El Salvador ranks 169th and Paraguay ranks 167th of 199 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.2% | 102.6% | 13.4% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 103.3% | 104.7% | 1.4% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 101.6% | 102.5% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 89.7% | 3.1% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 87.1% against 86.6% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.5%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 169th and Paraguay ranks 167th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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
February 2026 Data Release