El Salvador vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

El Salvador
23.7%
in 2024
Malawi
21.0%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
32nd
Malawi rank
35th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malawi
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 23.7% against 21.0% in Malawi, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.

El Salvador ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 35th of 171 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 12.5% 19.7% 7.2% Malawi
2010s 17.2% 16.4% 0.7% El Salvador
2020s 22.1% 21.0% 1.1% El Salvador

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 Malawi?
El Salvador, at 23.7% against 21.0% in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between El Salvador and Malawi?
2.7%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
El Salvador ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 35th 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
171 places, 2,683 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release