El Salvador vs Honduras: Average years of schooling
El Salvador
7.15 years
in 2020
Honduras
7.09 years
in 2020
El Salvador rank
114th
Honduras rank
116th
Average years of schooling over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.15 years against 7.09 years in Honduras, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1913 it was Honduras ahead.
El Salvador ranks 114th and Honduras ranks 116th of 162 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Honduras in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1.27 years | 1.46 years | 0.19 years | Honduras |
| 1920s | 1.33 years | 1.57 years | 0.2437 years | Honduras |
| 1930s | 1.34 years | 1.57 years | 0.2301 years | Honduras |
| 1950s | 1.67 years | 1.71 years | 0.0437 years | Honduras |
| 1960s | 2.14 years | 2.28 years | 0.1433 years | Honduras |
| 1970s | 2.86 years | 3.46 years | 0.6003 years | Honduras |
| 1980s | 4.02 years | 4.51 years | 0.4858 years | Honduras |
| 1990s | 4.85 years | 4.98 years | 0.1217 years | Honduras |
| 2000s | 5.47 years | 5.57 years | 0.0974 years | Honduras |
| 2010s | 6.23 years | 5.98 years | 0.2514 years | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.15 years | 7.09 years | 0.0625 years | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, El Salvador or Honduras?
- El Salvador, at 7.15 years against 7.09 years in Honduras as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 0.06 years, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for average years of schooling?
- El Salvador ranks 114th and Honduras ranks 116th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.