El Salvador vs Spain: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and

El Salvador
12.47
in 2019
Spain
12.53
in 2016
El Salvador rank
45th
Spain rank
43rd

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and over time

  • El Salvador
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 12.53 against 12.47 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 45th and Spain ranks 43rd of 88 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 12.77 11.99 0.7836 El Salvador
2000s 12.82 12.24 0.5842 El Salvador
2010s 12.6 12.49 0.1117 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and, El Salvador or Spain?
Spain, at 12.53 against 12.47 in El Salvador as of 2016.
What is the difference in average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and between El Salvador and Spain?
0.06, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
El Salvador ranks 45th and Spain ranks 43rd of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,164 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed