El Salvador vs Nigeria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
7.7%
in 2023
Nigeria
10.2%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
17th
Nigeria rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 10.2% against 7.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 34 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 32.3% | 22.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 19.6% | 13.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 10.2% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 10.2% against 7.7% in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 2.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Nigeria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release