El Salvador vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.8418 GPIA
in 2024
South Africa
0.8444 GPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
111th
South Africa rank
110th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.8444 GPIA against 0.8418 GPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0026 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 110th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 GPIA | 0.8972 GPIA | 0.5194 GPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.9153 GPIA | 0.9253 GPIA | 0.0101 GPIA | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.8407 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 0.2118 GPIA | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, El Salvador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.8444 GPIA against 0.8418 GPIA in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and South Africa?
- 0.0026 GPIA, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 111th and South Africa ranks 110th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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