Bangladesh vs El Salvador: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Bangladesh
6.55
in 2019
El Salvador
6.87
in 2017
Bangladesh rank
87th
El Salvador rank
85th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Bangladesh
  • El Salvador
246197119952019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 6.87 against 6.55 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.32.

Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 85th of 93 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 6.87 against 6.55 in Bangladesh as of 2017.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
0.32, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2017.
How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Bangladesh ranks 87th and El Salvador ranks 85th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/