El Salvador vs Guatemala: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female
El Salvador
90.1%
in 2023
Guatemala
88.3%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
95th
Guatemala rank
98th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 90.1% against 88.3% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 98th of 164 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 35.0% | 3.2% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 42.5% | 25.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 74.0% | 63.1% | 10.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 74.0% | 9.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 88.6% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- El Salvador, at 90.1% against 88.3% in Guatemala as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 1.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female?
- El Salvador ranks 95th and Guatemala ranks 98th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female (%). 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