El Salvador vs Malaysia: Children not in school

El Salvador
15.4
in 2024
Malaysia
14.57
in 2024
El Salvador rank
81st
Malaysia rank
83rd

Children not in school over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malaysia
1020304050199820112024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 15.4 against 14.57 in Malaysia, a difference of 0.83.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 174 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 47.59 30.38 17.2 El Salvador
2000s 23.43 22.38 1.05 El Salvador
2010s 16.77 15.99 0.778 El Salvador
2020s 20.5 18.71 1.79 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children not in school, El Salvador or Malaysia?
El Salvador, at 15.4 against 14.57 in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in children not in school between El Salvador and Malaysia?
0.83, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malaysia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Malaysia rank globally for children not in school?
El Salvador ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 83rd of 174 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Children not in school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children not in school
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,923 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed