El Salvador vs Guatemala: Persistence to last grade of primary, female

El Salvador
90.1%
in 2023
Guatemala
88.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
95th
Guatemala rank
98th

Persistence to last grade of primary, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 90.1% against 88.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.8%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 98th of 164 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 38.3% 35.0% 3.2% El Salvador
1990s 68.0% 42.5% 25.5% El Salvador
2000s 74.0% 63.1% 10.9% El Salvador
2010s 83.7% 74.0% 9.6% El Salvador
2020s 91.3% 88.6% 2.7% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher persistence to last grade of primary, female, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 90.1% against 88.3% in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in persistence to last grade of primary, female between El Salvador and Guatemala?
1.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
El Salvador ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 98th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Persistence to last grade of primary, female (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 5,491 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.