El Salvador vs OECD members: Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre

El Salvador
29.38 units per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
2.59 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
37th
OECD members rank
39th

Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • OECD members
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 29.38 units per square kilometre against 2.59 units per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 26.79 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 11.3 times OECD members's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 37th and OECD members ranks 39th of 206 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 30.08 units per square kilometre 2.85 units per square kilometre 27.24 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 35.61 units per square kilometre 2.93 units per square kilometre 32.69 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 42.31 units per square kilometre 2.84 units per square kilometre 39.47 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 48.64 units per square kilometre 2.78 units per square kilometre 45.86 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 37.12 units per square kilometre 2.68 units per square kilometre 34.44 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 29.28 units per square kilometre 2.6 units per square kilometre 26.68 units per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per square kilometre, El Salvador or OECD members?
El Salvador, at 29.38 units per square kilometre against 2.59 units per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per square kilometre between El Salvador and OECD members?
26.79 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and OECD members?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and OECD members rank globally for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 37th and OECD members ranks 39th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,846 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.