El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
El Salvador
15.6%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
15.2%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
49th
Papua New Guinea rank
50th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 15.6% against 15.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 21.2% | 17.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 19.2% | 11.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 19.7% | 5.0% | Papua New Guinea |
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, both sexes, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- El Salvador, at 15.6% against 15.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 49th and Papua New Guinea ranks 50th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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