El Salvador vs Guatemala: Adolescents out of school, female

El Salvador
35.4%
in 2024
Guatemala
33.4%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
22nd
Guatemala rank
24th

Adolescents out of school, female over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 35.4% against 33.4% in Guatemala, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.

El Salvador ranks 22nd and Guatemala ranks 24th of 160 countries.

Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
2000s 15.6% 40.5% 24.9% Guatemala
2010s 17.7% 34.6% 16.9% Guatemala
2020s 23.4% 36.8% 13.4% Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, female, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 35.4% against 33.4% in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school, female between El Salvador and Guatemala?
2.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for adolescents out of school, female?
El Salvador ranks 22nd and Guatemala ranks 24th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age)
Unit
% of female lower secondary school age
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
165 places, 2,633 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.