El Salvador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
2.4%
in 2023
Paraguay
2.6%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
26th
Paraguay rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Paraguay ranks 24th of 37 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 | 6.3% | 2.7% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.5% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 0.6% | 4.2% | 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?
- Paraguay, at 2.6% against 2.4% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.2%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 21 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 26th and Paraguay ranks 24th 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