El Salvador vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second
El Salvador
2.5%
in 2023
Malawi
3.2%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
20th
Malawi rank
18th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second over time
- El Salvador
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.2% against 2.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2004 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 33 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 4.2% | 1.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 4.6% | 1.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 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, second, El Salvador or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 3.2% against 2.5% in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second between El Salvador and Malawi?
- 0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second?
- El Salvador ranks 20th and Malawi ranks 18th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban, second 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