El Salvador vs South Africa: Urban population, above primary education

El Salvador
0.8%
in 2019
South Africa
0.8%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
28th
South Africa rank
29th

Urban population, above primary education over time

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
00.20.40.60.8199120052020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1995 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 29th of 99 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% El Salvador
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 0.1% El Salvador
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.0% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, above primary education, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 0.8% against 0.8% in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in urban population, above primary education between El Salvador and South Africa?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for urban population, above primary education?
El Salvador ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 29th of 99 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

El Salvador vs South Africa: Urban population, above primary education. Statizoid. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/urban-population-above-primary-education-percent-of-population-with-high-education/el-salvador/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/urban-population-above-primary-education-percent-of-population-with-high-education/el-salvador/south-africa/">El Salvador vs South Africa: Urban population, above primary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed