El Salvador vs Uruguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
0.2432 WPIA
in 2023
Uruguay
0.1749 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Uruguay rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Uruguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2432 WPIA against 0.1749 WPIA in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0683 WPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1597 WPIA | 0.1444 WPIA | 0.0153 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1468 WPIA | 0.2437 WPIA | 0.0969 WPIA | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.3196 WPIA | 0.1442 WPIA | 0.1755 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 Uruguay?
- El Salvador, at 0.2432 WPIA against 0.1749 WPIA in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 0.0683 WPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uruguay?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Uruguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 20th 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