El Salvador vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
17.0%
in 2018
Malawi
18.6%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
35th
Malawi rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 17.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 150 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 22.1% | 13.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 19.1% | 7.2% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 18.6% against 17.0% in El Salvador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Malawi?
- 1.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.