El Salvador vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Secondary education, vocational pupils

El Salvador
49.6%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
40.9%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
28th

Secondary education, vocational pupils over time

  • El Salvador
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 49.6% against 40.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 8.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 41 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 46.8% 30.6% 16.3% El Salvador
1980s 53.2% 32.7% 20.5% El Salvador
1990s 53.8% 36.2% 17.6% El Salvador
2000s 52.5% 36.9% 15.6% El Salvador
2010s 51.0% 39.8% 11.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, El Salvador or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
El Salvador, at 49.6% against 40.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils between El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
8.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils?
El Salvador ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,305 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.