El Salvador vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
El Salvador
16.0%
in 2024
Romania
16.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
35th
Romania rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 16.1% against 16.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 35th and Romania ranks 34th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 2.7% | 8.6% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.4% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 15.8% | 16.0% | 0.2% | Romania |
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 Romania?
- Romania, at 16.1% against 16.0% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between El Salvador and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- El Salvador ranks 35th and Romania ranks 34th of 169 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, female (%). 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