El Salvador vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male
El Salvador
3.0%
in 2023
Malawi
3.8%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
26th
Malawi rank
23rd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male over time
- El Salvador
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.8% against 3.0% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 46 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.1% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 0.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 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, male, El Salvador or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 3.8% against 3.0% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male between El Salvador and Malawi?
- 0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 46 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, male (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