El Salvador vs Gambia: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
El Salvador
17.5%
in 2024
Gambia
16.1%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
35th
Gambia rank
38th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- El Salvador
- Gambia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 17.5% against 16.1% in Gambia, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Gambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 38th of 181 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.4% | 27.6% | 15.1% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 18.6% | 1.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, El Salvador or Gambia?
- El Salvador, at 17.5% against 16.1% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between El Salvador and Gambia?
- 1.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Gambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Gambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Gambia ranks 38th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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