El Salvador vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
17.0%
in 2018
OECD members
3.5%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
35th
OECD members rank
37th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- OECD members
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 17.0% against 3.5% in OECD members, a difference of 13.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.8 times OECD members's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 37th of 150 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 4.4% | 5.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 3.4% | 9.8% | 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 OECD members?
- El Salvador, at 17.0% against 3.5% in OECD members as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and OECD members?
- 13.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and OECD members?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 37th 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.