El Salvador vs Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
10.2%
in 2023
Nigeria
11.0%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
16th
Nigeria rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.0% against 10.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 36 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 11.2% | 13.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 7.9% | 8.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 11.0% | 4.4% | 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.0% against 10.2% in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 0.8%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 36 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, fourth 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