El Salvador vs Nepal: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
4.1%
in 2023
Nepal
9.0%
in 2022
El Salvador rank
19th
Nepal rank
16th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 9.0% against 4.1% in El Salvador, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 2.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2007 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 16th of 30 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 9.4% | 8.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 6.7% | 5.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 9.0% | 0.6% | Nepal |
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 Nepal?
- Nepal, at 9.0% against 4.1% 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 Nepal?
- 4.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Nepal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Nepal rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 19th and Nepal ranks 16th 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