El Salvador vs Yemen: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
28.6%
in 2025
Yemen
24.1%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
43rd
Yemen rank
46th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Yemen
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 28.6% against 24.1% in Yemen, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Yemen ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 33.4% | 23.1% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 32.9% | 19.6% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 28.1% | 2.8% | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- El Salvador, at 28.6% against 24.1% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Yemen?
- 4.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Yemen?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Yemen rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Yemen ranks 46th 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