El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes

El Salvador
66.2%
in 2018
Zimbabwe
66.2%
in 2013
El Salvador rank
138th
Zimbabwe rank
137th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 66.2% against 66.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 138th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 181 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 50.6% 34.3% 16.3% El Salvador
1980s 55.6% 66.8% 11.1% Zimbabwe
1990s 64.0% 62.1% 1.9% El Salvador
2000s 72.6% 60.3% 12.3% El Salvador
2010s 74.4% 66.4% 8.0% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes, El Salvador or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 66.2% against 66.2% in El Salvador as of 2013.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 138th and Zimbabwe ranks 137th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
226 places, 5,762 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.