El Salvador vs Zambia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

El Salvador
13.7%
in 2018
Zambia
14.9%
in 2017
El Salvador rank
34th
Zambia rank
31st

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • El Salvador
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 14.9% against 13.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

El Salvador ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 31st of 188 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 15.8% 31.7% 16.0% Zambia
2000s 6.3% 32.2% 25.9% Zambia
2010s 14.6% 14.9% 0.3% Zambia

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 Zambia?
Zambia, at 14.9% against 13.7% in El Salvador as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between El Salvador and Zambia?
1.2%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
El Salvador ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 31st of 188 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/