El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes
El Salvador
65.9%
in 2024
Nicaragua
70.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
163rd
Nicaragua rank
162nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 70.2% against 65.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1970 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 163rd and Nicaragua ranks 162nd of 213 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.4% | 23.8% | 4.7% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 34.6% | 1.3% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 44.9% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 64.6% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 71.4% | 3.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 70.2% | 4.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 70.2% against 65.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 4.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 163rd and Nicaragua ranks 162nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, 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