El Salvador vs Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
6.0%
in 2023
Nigeria
4.2%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
13th
Nigeria rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.0% against 4.2% in Nigeria, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 28 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 | 22.2% | 9.0% | 13.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 3.9% | 8.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 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?
- El Salvador, at 6.0% against 4.2% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 1.8%, with El Salvador 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 13th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 28 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, richest 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