El Salvador vs Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
26.7%
in 2025
Nigeria
22.9%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
42nd
Nigeria rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 26.7% against 22.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nigeria ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 24.7% | 13.6% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 26.6% | 13.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 25.3% | 2.0% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- El Salvador, at 26.7% against 22.9% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 3.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Nigeria ranks 45th 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