Canada vs El Salvador: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Canada
143,743
in 2023
El Salvador
174,596
in 2024
Canada rank
57th
El Salvador rank
54th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

  • Canada
  • El Salvador
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 174,596 against 143,743 in Canada, a difference of 30,853.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 54th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada El Salvador Difference Ahead
2010s 33,639 133,546 99,908 El Salvador
2020s 125,486 177,376 51,890 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Canada or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 174,596 against 143,743 in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Canada and El Salvador?
30,853, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Canada ranks 57th and El Salvador ranks 54th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
181 places, 3,186 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release