El Salvador vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
24.8%
in 2025
Malawi
23.7%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
43rd
Malawi rank
44th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Malawi
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 24.8% against 23.7% in Malawi, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 31.8% | 19.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 22.5% | 10.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 26.2% | 4.9% | 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?
- El Salvador, at 24.8% against 23.7% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Malawi?
- 1.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 44th 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, female (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