El Salvador vs South Africa: Net attendance rate of primary school
El Salvador
97.7%
in 2023
South Africa
97.3%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
14th
South Africa rank
16th
Net attendance rate of primary school over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 97.7% against 97.3% in South Africa, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was South Africa ahead.
El Salvador ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 16th of 36 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.5% | 98.9% | 2.4% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 97.5% | 1.2% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net attendance rate of primary school, El Salvador or South Africa?
- El Salvador, at 97.7% against 97.3% in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in net attendance rate of primary school between El Salvador and South Africa?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for net attendance rate of primary school?
- El Salvador ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 16th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.