El Salvador vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
10.1%
in 2023
Jordan
18.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
23rd
Jordan rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 18.2% against 10.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.8 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Jordan ranks 20th of 38 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 11.2% | 16.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 12.2% | 9.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 18.2% | 8.1% | Jordan |
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 Jordan?
- Jordan, at 18.2% against 10.1% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 8.1%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Jordan ranks 20th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey 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