Congo vs El Salvador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes

Congo
91.0%
in 2012
El Salvador
92.2%
in 2018
Congo rank
151st
El Salvador rank
148th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time

  • Congo
  • El Salvador
0255075100199520062018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 92.2% against 91.0% in Congo, a difference of 1.2%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 151st and El Salvador ranks 148th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 71.1% 97.7% 26.6% El Salvador
2000s 83.7% 104.0% 20.3% El Salvador
2010s 91.0% 106.2% 15.2% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes, Congo or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 92.2% against 91.0% in Congo as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between Congo and El Salvador?
1.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and El Salvador?
9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2012.
How do Congo and El Salvador rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
Congo ranks 151st and El Salvador ranks 148th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,592 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.