El Salvador vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
2.4%
in 2023
Ghana
2.9%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
26th
Ghana rank
23rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.9% against 2.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Ghana ranks 23rd of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 8.3% | 2.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 13.0% | 10.3% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 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 Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.9% against 2.4% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 0.5%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Ghana ranks 23rd 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, urban, fourth 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