El Salvador vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
7.7%
in 2023
Ghana
6.0%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
17th
Ghana rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 7.7% against 6.0% in Ghana, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Ghana ranks 20th of 34 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 13.8% | 3.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 14.3% | 7.9% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 6.0% | 3.6% | Ghana |
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?
- El Salvador, at 7.7% against 6.0% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 1.7%, with El Salvador 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 17th and Ghana ranks 20th of 34 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, middle 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