El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

El Salvador
0.8477 GPIA
in 2024
Puerto Rico
0.867 GPIA
in 2024
El Salvador rank
112th
Puerto Rico rank
109th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Puerto Rico
00.511.5200020122024

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 0.867 GPIA against 0.8477 GPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0193 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2014 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 112th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th of 169 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2010s 0.8302 GPIA 0.6769 GPIA 0.1533 GPIA El Salvador
2020s 0.8433 GPIA 0.8647 GPIA 0.0214 GPIA Puerto Rico

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 Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 0.867 GPIA against 0.8477 GPIA in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
0.0193 GPIA, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
El Salvador ranks 112th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
169 places, 2,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release