El Salvador vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
El Salvador
1.0%
in 2023
United States of America
0.9%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
89th
United States of America rank
92nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- El Salvador
- United States of America
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 89th and United States of America ranks 92nd of 122 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, El Salvador or United States of America?
- El Salvador, at 1.0% against 0.9% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and United States of America?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 89th and United States of America ranks 92nd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). 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