El Salvador vs Guatemala: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
El Salvador
1.43 WPIA
in 2023
Guatemala
1.47 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
27th
Guatemala rank
24th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 1.47 WPIA against 1.43 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 27th and Guatemala ranks 24th of 30 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 WPIA | 1.71 WPIA | 0.0681 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.83 WPIA | 1.78 WPIA | 0.0546 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.43 WPIA | 1.47 WPIA | 0.0379 WPIA | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 1.47 WPIA against 1.43 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 0.04 WPIA, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- El Salvador ranks 27th and Guatemala ranks 24th of 30 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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