El Salvador vs Uruguay: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
El Salvador
11.0%
in 2023
Uruguay
9.5%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
12th
Uruguay rank
14th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.0% against 9.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 22 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 | 25.8% | 21.8% | 4.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.3% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.5% | 0.3% | 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?
- El Salvador, at 11.0% against 9.5% in Uruguay 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?
- 1.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 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 12th and Uruguay ranks 14th of 22 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, 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