El Salvador vs Paraguay: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
El Salvador
1.03 index
in 2025
Paraguay
1.04 index
in 2025
El Salvador rank
50th
Paraguay rank
48th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 1.04 index against 1.03 index in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 50th and Paraguay ranks 48th of 165 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8354 index | 0.9747 index | 0.1393 index | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.9203 index | 1.01 index | 0.0871 index | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.9922 index | 1.03 index | 0.0427 index | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.05 index | 0.0157 index | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.03 index | 1.04 index | 0.0064 index | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 1.04 index against 1.03 index in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.01 index, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- El Salvador ranks 50th and Paraguay ranks 48th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.