El Salvador vs South Africa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

El Salvador
16.8%
in 2018
South Africa
15.5%
in 2018
El Salvador rank
36th
South Africa rank
37th

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

  • El Salvador
  • South Africa
51015199420062018

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 16.8% against 15.5% in South Africa, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Africa ahead.

El Salvador ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 37th of 134 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 8.2% 14.4% 6.2% South Africa
2010s 16.7% 15.9% 0.8% 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, male, El Salvador or South Africa?
El Salvador, at 16.8% against 15.5% in South Africa as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between El Salvador and South Africa?
1.3%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
El Salvador ranks 36th and South Africa ranks 37th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.