Brazil vs El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Brazil
4.1%
in 2023
El Salvador
4.6%
in 2023
Brazil rank
12th
El Salvador rank
11th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.6% against 4.1% in Brazil, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 12th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 25 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 0.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 4.9% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 4.6% against 4.1% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Brazil ranks 12th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, urban, richest quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). 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