El Salvador vs Nepal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
10.1%
in 2023
Nepal
6.5%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
23rd
Nepal rank
25th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Nepal
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 10.1% against 6.5% in Nepal, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Nepal's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 25th of 38 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2% | 17.9% | 9.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.1% | 5.8% | 14.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 6.5% | 10.0% | 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 Nepal?
- El Salvador, at 10.1% against 6.5% in Nepal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Nepal?
- 3.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nepal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Nepal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd and Nepal ranks 25th 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