El Salvador vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.7778 GPIA
in 2023
Gambia
0.6712 GPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
26th
Gambia rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Gambia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.7778 GPIA against 0.6712 GPIA in Gambia, a difference of 0.1066 GPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Gambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 29th of 34 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.0667 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 0.0245 GPIA | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.7953 GPIA | 0.7665 GPIA | 0.0288 GPIA | 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 Gambia?
- El Salvador, at 0.7778 GPIA against 0.6712 GPIA in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Gambia?
- 0.1066 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Gambia ranks 29th of 34 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, rural, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). 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