Brazil vs El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Brazil
1.7%
in 2023
El Salvador
1.9%
in 2023
Brazil rank
110th
El Salvador rank
107th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 110th and El Salvador ranks 107th of 123 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.2% | 2.0% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Brazil |
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 1.9% against 1.7% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, 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 110th and El Salvador ranks 107th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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