Brazil vs El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Brazil
4.4%
in 2023
El Salvador
6.5%
in 2023
Brazil rank
13th
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 6.5% against 4.4% in Brazil, a difference of 2.1%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
Brazil ranks 13th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 25 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 | 5.9% | 7.0% | 1.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 4.2% | 0.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 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 6.5% against 4.4% 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?
- 2.1%, 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 13th 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, 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