El Salvador vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
7.4%
in 2023
Ghana
5.6%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
20th
Ghana rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.4% against 5.6% in Ghana, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 22nd of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 10.9% | 4.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 11.8% | 1.8% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 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, El Salvador or Ghana?
- El Salvador, at 7.4% against 5.6% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 1.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 22nd of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, middle quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release