El Salvador vs Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
24.8%
in 2025
Pakistan
23.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
43rd
Pakistan rank
46th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Pakistan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 24.8% against 23.0% in Pakistan, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Pakistan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Pakistan ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 35.7% | 23.8% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 33.2% | 20.7% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 25.4% | 4.2% | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- El Salvador, at 24.8% against 23.0% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Pakistan?
- 1.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pakistan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Pakistan ranks 46th 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