Brazil vs El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Brazil
19.3%
in 2023
El Salvador
19.6%
in 2023
Brazil rank
22nd
El Salvador rank
21st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 19.6% against 19.3% in Brazil, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 21st of 123 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 18.5% | 5.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 17.2% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 21.6% | 3.3% | 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, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 19.6% against 19.3% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 21st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, 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