El Salvador vs WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

El Salvador
86.6%
in 2024
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
85.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
169th
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank
168th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
0255075100199520092024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 86.6% against 85.6% in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 169th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 168th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador WB: Africa Eastern and Southern Difference Ahead
1990s 93.5% 64.5% 29.0% El Salvador
2000s 103.3% 75.7% 27.5% El Salvador
2010s 98.4% 86.0% 12.3% El Salvador
2020s 86.6% 86.9% 0.3% WB: Africa Eastern and Southern

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 WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
El Salvador, at 86.6% against 85.6% in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between El Salvador and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
1.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 169th and WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 168th 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

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,391 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release