Egypt vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Egypt
1.8%
in 2022
El Salvador
3.3%
in 2023
Egypt rank
22nd
El Salvador rank
20th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.3% against 1.8% in Egypt, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
Egypt ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 20th of 37 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Egypt |
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, Egypt or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 3.3% against 1.8% in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 1.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 20th 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, richest 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