El Salvador vs Honduras: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest
El Salvador
3.7%
in 2023
Honduras
5.2%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
18th
Honduras rank
15th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 5.2% against 3.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.5%.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 18th and Honduras ranks 15th of 31 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 2.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 5.2% | 0.4% | Honduras |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 5.2% | 1.5% | Honduras |
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, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 5.2% against 3.7% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 1.5%, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, poorest?
- El Salvador ranks 18th and Honduras ranks 15th 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