El Salvador vs SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male
El Salvador
16.4%
in 2024
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
4.0%
in 2025
El Salvador rank
36th
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male over time
- El Salvador
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 16.4% against 4.0% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 4.1 times SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 36th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 35th of 180 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.7% | 4.8% | 2.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 3.2% | 8.1% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 3.4% | 13.1% | 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, El Salvador or SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- El Salvador, at 16.4% against 4.0% in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between El Salvador and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 12.4%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 35th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). 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