El Salvador vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.2121 WPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
0.1075 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
36th
Uruguay rank
39th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2121 WPIA against 0.1075 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.1046 WPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2009 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0713 WPIA | 0.0448 WPIA | 0.0265 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0891 WPIA | 0.2609 WPIA | 0.1719 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.2317 WPIA | 0.0944 WPIA | 0.1373 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 Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 0.2121 WPIA against 0.1075 WPIA in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.1046 WPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 39th 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