Brazil vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Brazil
0.1169 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador
0.2745 WPIA
in 2023
Brazil rank
21st
El Salvador rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Brazil
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2745 WPIA against 0.1169 WPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.1576 WPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 2.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 18th of 22 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0749 WPIA | 0.1504 WPIA | 0.0755 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1107 WPIA | 0.1629 WPIA | 0.0523 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.1226 WPIA | 0.3384 WPIA | 0.2158 WPIA | 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, Brazil or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.2745 WPIA against 0.1169 WPIA in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Brazil and El Salvador?
- 0.1576 WPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and El Salvador?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Brazil ranks 21st and El Salvador ranks 18th of 22 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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