El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
El Salvador
14.2%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
14.6%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
49th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.6% against 14.2% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th 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 | 4.0% | 22.8% | 18.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 20.3% | 13.5% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 19.5% | 6.4% | 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, female, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 14.6% against 14.2% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea 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, female?
- El Salvador ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 49th 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, female (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