East Asia & Pacific vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

East Asia & Pacific
8.4%
in 2019
El Salvador
17.2%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific rank
30th
El Salvador rank
31st

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • El Salvador
510152025199820082019

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 17.2% against 8.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and El Salvador ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 15.0% 11.8% 3.2% East Asia & Pacific
2010s 8.5% 13.7% 5.2% 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 or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 17.2% against 8.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between East Asia & Pacific and El Salvador?
8.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and El Salvador?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th 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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About this data

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.