El Salvador vs Nicaragua: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes

El Salvador
57.0%
in 2018
Nicaragua
57.3%
in 2010
El Salvador rank
133rd
Nicaragua rank
131st

Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
0204060199820082018

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 57.3% against 57.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nicaragua ahead.

El Salvador ranks 133rd and Nicaragua ranks 131st of 182 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 40.2% 41.3% 1.1% Nicaragua
2000s 47.9% 50.5% 2.6% Nicaragua
2010s 47.0% 57.3% 10.3% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes, El Salvador or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 57.3% against 57.0% in El Salvador as of 2010.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes between El Salvador and Nicaragua?
0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nicaragua?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
How do El Salvador and Nicaragua rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 133rd and Nicaragua ranks 131st of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 4,371 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.