El Salvador vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
El Salvador
24.7%
in 2023
Spain
25.0%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Spain rank
18th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 25.0% against 24.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 122 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 19.0% | 5.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 20.7% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 24.0% | 1.8% | 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 25.0% against 24.7% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between El Salvador and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 122 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, female (%). 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