El Salvador vs Kenya: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
6.6%
in 2023
Kenya
5.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
27th
Kenya rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.6% against 5.6% in Kenya, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 29th of 48 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 9.5% | 11.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 4.3% | 7.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 5.9% | 4.6% | 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 Kenya?
- El Salvador, at 6.6% against 5.6% in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 1.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kenya?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Kenya rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 29th of 48 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release