El Salvador vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.2432 WPIA
in 2023
Mexico
0.2532 WPIA
in 2022
El Salvador rank
17th
Mexico rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.2532 WPIA against 0.2432 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.01 WPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 16th of 22 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 | 0.2233 WPIA | 0.0339 WPIA | 0.1894 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1532 WPIA | 0.1425 WPIA | 0.0107 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.354 WPIA | 0.2358 WPIA | 0.1182 WPIA | 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?
- Mexico, at 0.2532 WPIA against 0.2432 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.01 WPIA, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 10 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 17th and Mexico ranks 16th of 22 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 wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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