El Salvador vs Paraguay: Share of children who have completed primary school
El Salvador
93.7%
in 2025
Paraguay
94.9%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
100th
Paraguay rank
97th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 94.9% against 93.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 100th and Paraguay ranks 97th of 165 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.1% | 69.6% | 16.5% | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 63.4% | 77.6% | 14.2% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 85.2% | 8.8% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 91.0% | 3.7% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 92.5% | 94.2% | 1.7% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 94.9% against 93.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 1.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- El Salvador ranks 100th and Paraguay ranks 97th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.