El Salvador vs Sweden: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

El Salvador
648,643 number
in 2018
Sweden
594,891 number
in 2018
El Salvador rank
93rd
Sweden rank
96th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sweden
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 648,643 number against 594,891 number in Sweden, a difference of 53,752 number.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

El Salvador ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 375,133 number 587,551 number 212,417 number Sweden
1980s 447,170 number 574,892 number 127,722 number Sweden
1990s 518,818 number 576,012 number 57,194 number Sweden
2000s 539,386 number 533,623 number 5,763 number El Salvador
2010s 623,691 number 653,804 number 30,113 number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, El Salvador or Sweden?
El Salvador, at 648,643 number against 594,891 number in Sweden as of 2018.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between El Salvador and Sweden?
53,752 number, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sweden?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Sweden rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 93rd and Sweden ranks 96th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.