El Salvador vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
5.6%
in 2023
Jordan
6.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
25th
Jordan rank
22nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 6.2% against 5.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 25th and Jordan ranks 22nd of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 5.7% | 14.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 7.5% | 6.4% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 6.2% | 0.6% | Jordan |
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 Jordan?
- Jordan, at 6.2% against 5.6% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Jordan?
- 0.6%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jordan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 25th and Jordan ranks 22nd of 37 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, second 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