El Salvador vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)
El Salvador
16.8%
in 2025
Romania
17.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
43rd
Romania rank
41st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) over time
- El Salvador
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 17.0% against 16.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Romania ahead.
El Salvador ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 5.4% | 1.2% | Romania |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.4% | 2.5% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 13.0% | 3.2% | 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, male (modelled), El Salvador or Romania?
- Romania, at 17.0% against 16.8% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) between El Salvador and Romania?
- 0.2%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- El Salvador ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 41st 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, male (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