El Salvador vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
11.7%
in 2023
Ghana
13.9%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
24th
Ghana rank
21st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 13.9% against 11.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2003 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 24th and Ghana ranks 21st of 45 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 19.2% | 5.3% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 15.0% | 5.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.3% | 0.3% | 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, El Salvador or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 13.9% against 11.7% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 2.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 24th and Ghana ranks 21st 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