El Salvador vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
3.3%
in 2023
Malawi
4.5%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
20th
Malawi rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.5% against 3.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 37 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 14.8% | 11.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 5.8% | 3.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 4.5% | 3.3% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.5% against 3.3% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Malawi?
- 1.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th 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