El Salvador vs South Korea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted
El Salvador
0.8452 modelled data
in 2025
South Korea
0.8333 modelled data
in 2025
El Salvador rank
137th
South Korea rank
139th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted over time
- El Salvador
- South Korea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.8452 modelled data against 0.8333 modelled data in South Korea, a difference of 0.0119 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 137th and South Korea ranks 139th of 204 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.936 modelled data | 0.318 modelled data | 0.618 modelled data | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.777 modelled data | 0.6423 modelled data | 0.1347 modelled data | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.8063 modelled data | 0.7698 modelled data | 0.0364 modelled data | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted, El Salvador or South Korea?
- El Salvador, at 0.8452 modelled data against 0.8333 modelled data in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted between El Salvador and South Korea?
- 0.0119 modelled data, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and South Korea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- El Salvador ranks 137th and South Korea ranks 139th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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