Colombia vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Colombia
0.2032 WPIA
in 2023
El Salvador
0.2745 WPIA
in 2023
Colombia rank
20th
El Salvador rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Colombia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2745 WPIA against 0.2032 WPIA in Colombia, a difference of 0.0713 WPIA.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2002 it was El Salvador ahead.
Colombia ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 22 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4441 WPIA | 0.1625 WPIA | 0.2817 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.5356 WPIA | 0.1569 WPIA | 0.3787 WPIA | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1998 WPIA | 0.3384 WPIA | 0.1386 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, Colombia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.2745 WPIA against 0.2032 WPIA in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Colombia and El Salvador?
- 0.0713 WPIA, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 20th 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