El Salvador vs Guyana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
26.7%
in 2025
Guyana
30.5%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
42nd
Guyana rank
41st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 30.5% against 26.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guyana ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Guyana ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 22.7% | 11.6% | Guyana |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 23.8% | 0.5% | Guyana |
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 Guyana?
- Guyana, at 30.5% against 26.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Guyana?
- 3.8%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guyana?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Guyana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Guyana ranks 41st of 206 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 (modelled data) (%). 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