El Salvador vs North America: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre

El Salvador
20.75 units per square kilometre
in 2018
North America
1.52 units per square kilometre
in 2018
El Salvador rank
39th
North America rank
38th

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • North America
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 20.75 units per square kilometre against 1.52 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 19.23 units per square kilometre.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 13.7 times North America's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 39th and North America ranks 38th of 203 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador North America Difference Ahead
1970s 6.25 units per square kilometre 1.3 units per square kilometre 4.95 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 9.05 units per square kilometre 1.28 units per square kilometre 7.76 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 13.1 units per square kilometre 1.27 units per square kilometre 11.83 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 19.28 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre 17.81 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 23.3 units per square kilometre 1.49 units per square kilometre 21.81 units per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre, El Salvador or North America?
El Salvador, at 20.75 units per square kilometre against 1.52 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre between El Salvador and North America?
19.23 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North America?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and North America rank globally for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 39th and North America ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.