Ecuador vs El Salvador: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest
Ecuador
2.1%
in 2023
El Salvador
3.7%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
20th
El Salvador rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest over time
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 3.7% against 2.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 31 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 9.4% | 4.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 4.6% | 2.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 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, urban, poorest, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 3.7% against 2.1% in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest between Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 1.6%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and El Salvador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and El Salvador rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest?
- Ecuador ranks 20th and El Salvador ranks 18th of 31 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, 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