Ecuador vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
3.7%
in 2023
El Salvador
4.1%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
20th
El Salvador rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 4.1% against 3.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 19th of 30 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 17.6% | 4.4% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 11.9% | 7.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 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, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 4.1% against 3.7% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 19th of 30 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, poorest 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