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

El Salvador
34.9%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
36.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
34th
Zimbabwe rank
32nd

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

  • El Salvador
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 36.6% against 34.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.7%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 32.3% 44.4% 12.1% Zimbabwe
2010s 25.8% 29.4% 3.6% Zimbabwe
2020s 32.7% 36.4% 3.7% Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 36.6% against 34.9% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
1.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Zimbabwe ranks 32nd 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