El Salvador vs Spain: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
El Salvador
58.6%
in 2024
Spain
58.8%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
143rd
Spain rank
141st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 58.8% against 58.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
El Salvador ranks 143rd and Spain ranks 141st of 188 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.6% | 78.2% | 44.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 57.6% | 14.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 59.1% | 5.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 59.0% | 59.3% | 0.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, El Salvador or Spain?
- Spain, at 58.8% against 58.6% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between El Salvador and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- El Salvador ranks 143rd and Spain ranks 141st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release