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

El Salvador
6.87
in 2017
Kuwait
7.21
in 2018
El Salvador rank
85th
Kuwait rank
84th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 7.21 against 6.87 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.34.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 85th and Kuwait ranks 84th of 93 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Kuwait Difference Ahead
2000s 5.93 6.31 0.381 Kuwait
2010s 6.63 7.07 0.4368 Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, El Salvador or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 7.21 against 6.87 in El Salvador as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between El Salvador and Kuwait?
0.34, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
El Salvador ranks 85th and Kuwait ranks 84th 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/