El Salvador vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
17.2%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
6.6%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 17.2% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 134 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 7.4% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 17.2% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 10.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 134 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
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.