Egypt vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest
Egypt
4.6%
in 2022
El Salvador
2.9%
in 2023
Egypt rank
22nd
El Salvador rank
24th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest over time
- Egypt
- El Salvador
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4.6% against 2.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 24th of 36 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 9.8% | 1.5% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0.3% | Egypt |
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, poorest, Egypt or El Salvador?
- Egypt, at 4.6% against 2.9% in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest between Egypt and El Salvador?
- 1.7%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest?
- Egypt ranks 22nd and El Salvador ranks 24th of 36 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, poorest quintile, both sexes (household survey 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