El Salvador vs Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

El Salvador
11.4%
in 2018
Germany
11.2%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
40th
Germany rank
41st

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • El Salvador
  • Germany
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 11.4% against 11.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 40th and Germany ranks 41st of 98 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 19.7% 8.3% 11.5% El Salvador
2010s 12.4% 10.5% 1.9% 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 Germany?
El Salvador, at 11.4% against 11.2% in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and Germany?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Germany?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Germany rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
El Salvador ranks 40th and Germany ranks 41st of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.