El Salvador vs Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
El Salvador
26.5%
in 2024
Kuwait
27.7%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
30th
Kuwait rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- El Salvador
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 27.7% against 26.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 29th of 171 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 1.2% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 14.5% | 2.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 26.7% | 1.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, El Salvador or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 27.7% against 26.5% in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 1.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kuwait?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Kuwait rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- El Salvador ranks 30th and Kuwait ranks 29th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). 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