El Salvador vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
El Salvador
15.3%
in 2024
Romania
15.6%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
39th
Romania rank
38th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 15.6% against 15.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 39th and Romania ranks 38th of 203 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.0% | 2.1% | 4.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.5% | 2.3% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.3% | 2.8% | 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 Romania?
- Romania, at 15.6% against 15.3% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between El Salvador and Romania?
- 0.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- El Salvador ranks 39th and Romania ranks 38th of 203 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 (%). 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