Bahamas vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bahamas
24.4%
in 2025
El Salvador
28.6%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
45th
El Salvador rank
43rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 28.6% against 24.4% in Bahamas, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 45th and El Salvador ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 1.0% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 13.3% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 25.3% | 4.1% | 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, Bahamas or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 28.6% against 24.4% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 4.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bahamas ranks 45th and El Salvador ranks 43rd 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, male (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