El Salvador vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

El Salvador
335,375
in 2025
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
29.99 million
in 2024
El Salvador rank
107th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
110th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
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How they compare

UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 29.99 million against 335,375 in El Salvador, a difference of 29.65 million.

That makes UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 89.4 times El Salvador's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 107th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 110th of 220 countries.

UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 382,018 30.00 million 29.62 million UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
2000s 373,457 30.99 million 30.62 million UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
2010s 417,517 31.43 million 31.01 million UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
2020s 346,961 30.00 million 29.65 million UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, El Salvador or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, at 29.99 million against 335,375 in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between El Salvador and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
29.65 million, with UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 107th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 110th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release