El Salvador vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.2121 WPIA
in 2023
Mexico
0.2231 WPIA
in 2022
El Salvador rank
36th
Mexico rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.2231 WPIA against 0.2121 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.011 WPIA.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 33rd of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0937 WPIA | 0.0716 WPIA | 0.0222 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0882 WPIA | 0.5062 WPIA | 0.418 WPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.2487 WPIA | 0.2323 WPIA | 0.0165 WPIA | El Salvador |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.2231 WPIA against 0.2121 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.011 WPIA, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Mexico ranks 33rd of 40 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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