El Salvador vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
28.6%
in 2025
Malawi
29.3%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
43rd
Malawi rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 29.3% against 28.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 29.5% | 19.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 21.9% | 8.6% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 30.3% | 5.0% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 29.3% against 28.6% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Malawi?
- 0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Malawi ranks 40th 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