El Salvador vs Senegal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
24.8%
in 2025
Senegal
27.8%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
43rd
Senegal rank
41st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 27.8% against 24.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.9% | 59.2% | 47.4% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 36.8% | 24.3% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 32.0% | 10.8% | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 27.8% against 24.8% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Senegal?
- 3.0%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Senegal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Senegal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 41st 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