El Salvador vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
El Salvador
15.6%
in 2025
Paraguay
15.7%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
49th
Paraguay rank
48th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 49th and Paraguay ranks 48th of 206 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 0.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 5.6% | 2.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 0.7% | 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, both sexes, El Salvador or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 15.7% against 15.6% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 49th and Paraguay ranks 48th 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