Australia vs El Salvador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
7.1%
in 2023
El Salvador
7.6%
in 2023
Australia rank
87th
El Salvador rank
84th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.6% against 7.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 84th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 4.4% | 3.2% | Australia |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 9.4% | 2.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 0.4% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 7.6% against 7.1% in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and El Salvador?
- 0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 84th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information 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