El Salvador vs Mexico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban
El Salvador
0.2745 WPIA
in 2023
Mexico
0.294 WPIA
in 2022
El Salvador rank
18th
Mexico rank
17th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.294 WPIA against 0.2745 WPIA in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0195 WPIA.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 17th of 23 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1523 WPIA | 0.1292 WPIA | 0.0231 WPIA | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1622 WPIA | 0.5861 WPIA | 0.424 WPIA | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.3987 WPIA | 0.2969 WPIA | 0.1018 WPIA | 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, urban, El Salvador or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.294 WPIA against 0.2745 WPIA in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.0195 WPIA, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 17th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). 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