Ecuador vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
7.7%
in 2024
El Salvador
11.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
26th
El Salvador rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 11.7% against 7.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.5 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 26th and El Salvador ranks 24th of 45 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 26.3% | 3.0% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 19.5% | 12.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 17.2% | 11.3% | 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, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 11.7% against 7.7% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 4.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 26th and El Salvador ranks 24th of 45 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, male (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