El Salvador vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.7778 GPIA
in 2023
Mexico
0.6903 GPIA
in 2022
El Salvador rank
26th
Mexico rank
28th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.7778 GPIA against 0.6903 GPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.0875 GPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 28th of 34 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 0.0955 GPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9152 GPIA | 0.0872 GPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.8041 GPIA | 0.7969 GPIA | 0.0072 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 Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 0.7778 GPIA against 0.6903 GPIA in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.0875 GPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Mexico ranks 28th 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