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

El Salvador
21.36 units per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
1.56 units per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
42nd
North America rank
44th

Secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • North America
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 21.36 units per square kilometre against 1.56 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 19.8 units per square kilometre.

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

Across all 44 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 42nd and North America ranks 44th of 205 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador North America Difference Ahead
1970s 7.53 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre 6.2 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1980s 11.95 units per square kilometre 1.34 units per square kilometre 10.6 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 16.64 units per square kilometre 1.32 units per square kilometre 15.33 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2000s 24.18 units per square kilometre 1.46 units per square kilometre 22.72 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2010s 27.49 units per square kilometre 1.5 units per square kilometre 26 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 21.71 units per square kilometre 1.56 units per square kilometre 20.16 units per square kilometre El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre, El Salvador or North America?
El Salvador, at 21.36 units per square kilometre against 1.56 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre between El Salvador and North America?
19.8 units per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and North America?
44 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and North America rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 42nd and North America ranks 44th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, 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, pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 9,655 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Secondary education, 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.