El Salvador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
6.0%
in 2023
Paraguay
5.2%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
13th
Paraguay rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 6.0% against 5.2% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 13th and Paraguay ranks 15th 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 | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 9.8% | 10.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 8.6% | 4.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 5.8% | 1.3% | 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 Paraguay?
- El Salvador, at 6.0% against 5.2% in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.8%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 13th and Paraguay ranks 15th 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