El Salvador vs WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
El Salvador
82.6%
in 2024
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
82.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
149th
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank
152nd
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 82.6% against 82.3% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
El Salvador ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.4% | 51.9% | 4.5% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 55.5% | 61.9% | 6.3% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 68.1% | 0.8% | WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 71.1% | 18.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 72.5% | 22.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 78.3% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, El Salvador or WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- El Salvador, at 82.6% against 82.3% in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between El Salvador and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 149th and WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 152nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, 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