El Salvador vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
19.9%
in 2024
Romania
16.4%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
42nd
Romania rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 19.9% against 16.4% in Romania, a difference of 3.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 45th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 11.9% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 10.4% | 7.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 16.2% | 4.0% | 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 Romania?
- El Salvador, at 19.9% against 16.4% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Romania?
- 3.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 45th of 162 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 (%). 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