El Salvador vs Zambia: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes
El Salvador
92.2%
in 2018
Zambia
91.1%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
148th
Zambia rank
150th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 92.2% against 91.1% in Zambia, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 150th of 188 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 68.9% | 30.5% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 105.0% | 90.6% | 14.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 102.2% | 95.7% | 6.5% | 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, El Salvador or Zambia?
- El Salvador, at 92.2% against 91.1% in Zambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 1.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 150th 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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About this data
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.