El Salvador vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

El Salvador
13.3%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.7%
in 2019
El Salvador rank
35th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th

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

  • El Salvador
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 13.3% against 2.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 10.6%.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.9 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1998 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 9.3% 7.6% 1.8% El Salvador
2000s 5.7% 5.7% 0.1% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 10.6% 2.9% 7.7% 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, female, El Salvador or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
El Salvador, at 13.3% against 2.7% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
10.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do El Salvador and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
El Salvador ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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