El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
El Salvador
36.4%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
37.1%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- El Salvador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 37.1% against 36.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
El Salvador ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 175 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 | 28.4% | 38.0% | 9.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 26.7% | 0.7% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 36.4% | 1.8% | 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 37.1% against 36.4% 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?
- 0.7%, 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 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 31st of 175 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release