Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Bangladesh
8.7%
in 2019
El Salvador
5.0%
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
El Salvador rank
11th
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Bangladesh
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 8.7% against 5.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.7 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 11th of 22 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 14.0% | 13.5% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 5.1% | 16.2% | Bangladesh |
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, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
- Bangladesh, at 8.7% against 5.0% in El Salvador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 3.7%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th and El Salvador ranks 11th 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, rural, richest quintile, female (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