East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
8.6%
in 2019
El Salvador
17.2%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th
El Salvador rank
31st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • El Salvador
510152025199820082019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 17.2% against 8.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 8.6%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 15.4% 11.8% 3.6% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 8.7% 13.7% 5.0% 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, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 17.2% against 8.6% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador?
8.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 45 groups.
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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.