El Salvador vs Kenya: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
5.5%
in 2023
Kenya
5.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
27th
Kenya rank
26th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 5.9% against 5.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 27th and Kenya ranks 26th of 47 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 | 21.5% | 10.5% | 11.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 4.0% | 7.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 5.8% | 3.8% | 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 Kenya?
- Kenya, at 5.9% against 5.5% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Kenya?
- 0.4%, with Kenya 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 26th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (household survey 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