El Salvador vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

El Salvador
34.9%
in 2024
Ghana
30.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
34th
Ghana rank
37th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • El Salvador
  • Ghana
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 34.9% against 30.7% in Ghana, a difference of 4.2%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 37th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 25.5% 42.7% 17.2% Ghana
2010s 26.5% 26.6% 0.1% Ghana
2020s 32.9% 23.6% 9.3% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, El Salvador or Ghana?
El Salvador, at 34.9% against 30.7% in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between El Salvador and Ghana?
4.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Ghana ranks 37th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release