El Salvador vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
El Salvador
11.5%
in 2023
Uruguay
12.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
20th
Uruguay rank
19th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.6% against 11.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 26 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 17.8% | 13.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 10.4% | 13.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 7.9% | 3.4% | 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, El Salvador or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.6% against 11.5% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 1.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 19th of 26 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, rural, poorest quintile, male (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